List: Twenty-four ideas for the rest of '24.
Lists are a cheatsheet for our brains.
True story.
They give us structure, clarity, and help us filter what works and what doesn’t pretty quickly.
So here’s a little list of different motivations, encouragements, and self-help ideas for you beautiful people:
We can’t change the people around us, but we can change the people around us (picked this up from a client convo).
Worry is a beast; it will literally strangle the life out of your today - the opposite of worry is acceptance.
Reach out to anyone who shows up in your dreams before the sun goes down, and let them know you’re thinking about them.
How you do anything is how you do everything (take a moment to reflect on your last sideways situation and how you handled it).
There’s a huge difference between being nice and being kind; nice people are doormats, kind people are okay opening and closing doors.
No. - is a complete sentence.
Be grateful for the person you’ve complained the most about the past 90 days - they are a gift from God in your life teaching you a valuable lesson.
We have a relationship with time and a relationship with money; understanding the health and dysfunction of each helps us be better and do better.
Pay attention to your avoidances; they are neon arrows pointing to what you’re really afraid of.
If you want to be likable and trusted be a fuzzy peach, not a coconut (kudos to an old mentor of mine for this one).
Read, “Think and Grow Rich.”
Spend some quality time alone every day for the next 24 days.
Do the opposite of what everyone else is doing for the next 24 hours.
Make a list of 24 things you’re grateful for right now.
Identify your current superpower and think of 3 ways you can lean into it more today.
Identify your current kryptonite and think of 3 ways you can let it go today.
Call a relative or friend and simply check in.
Get out in nature on a walk, ride, hike or sit for at least 24 minutes over the next 24 days.
Breathe in and out for 24 focused breaths - feel the cool air in and the warm air out.
Map out your friend’s and family’s birthdays for the rest of the year; send them a note, text or handwritten card.
For the next 24 hours, try not to talk about yourself.
Make a list of 24 people who have blessed or impacted you in some significant way; find a way to honor or thank them.
Give yourself permission to start over again in the next 24 hours.
Print this list off and journal about the top 2 to 4 ideas that resonate with you the most.
I hope this finds you enjoying life and rolling with the punches. Stay on this path amigo. Keep fighting the good fight, and take it easy. Especially on yourself.
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Steve Knox | Washington, DC
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