Learn, Commit, Do (repeated)

“Moving along the upward spiral requires us to learn, commit and do on increasingly higher planes. We deceive ourselves if we think that any one of these is sufficient. To keep progressing, we must learn, commit and do–learn, commit and do—and learn, commit and do again.”-Stephen R Covey

 

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In other words: complacency kills progress. 🙂

Love the process and keep learning, committing and doing!

Happy Thursday,

Dr. Lindeman

 

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Stumbling or Stepping

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I love this quote.

It made me think of this: Own your past, but forge your future!

You can always stumble, but  even when you do, you fall FORWARD. Embrace your “mistakes” because they are always opportunities for a better future.

Have a wonderful day!-Joel Lindeman DC

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Little “habits” forge your character

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I love this from Brendon Burchard’s book “The Motivation Manifesto.” It is such a powerful reminder that we tend to make large intentions for big fixes. However, it is the little things we repeat, day after day that truly create who we are.

 

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Mountains today to bigger tomorrows

Thank you for sharing this Jessica!

“Choosing opportunities with an eye to the future strengthens our current motivation. Sometimes when we have an abundance of energy in the present moment it is easy to take on more tasks than we are able to do. Having passion for what we are doing keeps us stimulated at first, but we often wind up losing our momentum later on if we can’t see where our opportunities will take us. By making the effort to think about what you will take on and how that will impact your future, however, you will generate greater excitement for your projects. You will now know that what you start today will have a greater payoff tomorrow.”

In other words, look to the mountain for sure, but also realize that when you climb that peak, there will be amazing things to see/do/accomplish in the future as well!

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Triple Whammy

In our office, we share the morning meeting floor. Meaning: I run the meeting Monday and Thursday, Jessica runs Tuesday, Ashley runs Wednesday. We go over yearly goals, daily goals, (root and fruit… root goals are our purpose, passions, focus, intent. Fruit goals are things we can measure to see how well we are tending to our root goals) Miracle Moments (things patients say about how well we have impacted their lives, for instance Ed C stated yesterday that this past weekend was the first weekend he was able to sit through church without excruciating pain in months), and whomever is running the meeting brings an inspirational quote, song, poem, etc as well.

This week has been different. We still have one meeting leader, but each of us have been bringing inspirational things (we haven’t set 2nd quarter goals yet, we have our 2nd quarter meeting Monday after the seminar we are attending this weekend).

So, without further ado, here are the three motivational things we shared today:

Ashley:

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Me:

Paraphrased from the book “Atomic Habits” by James Clear:

A University of Florida photography professor divided his groups into 2 groups. Group 1 would be graded on the quantity of pictures they took (100) and group 2 would be graded on the quality of pictures they took (1 each). Conventional wisdom would say group 2 would take the best picture because they could focus on it more, while group 1 would probably spend time taking pictures of their friends’ feet or etc. At the end of the semester, the professor found group 1 had much better pictures than group 2. Why? They were able to experiment, enjoy taking multiple pictures and learn from their mistakes.

Takeaway: Have fun attempting new things, there aren’t any failures, just learning experiences toward your best YOU!

Jessica:

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Grit not grade…and ice cubes

Too often we place our emphasis on our goals. Goals are incredibly important but we should put more impetus on the grit it takes to progress toward the goal. And when we get close to a goal, we need to create new ones. Progress is key not the finish line.

“Complaining about not achieving success despite working hard is like complaining about an ice cube not melting when you heated it from twenty-five to thirty-one degrees. Your work is not wasted; it is just being stored. All the action happens at thirty-two degrees.” James Clear “Atomic Habits”