Tag: self growth

Play to win, reach for the skies

Thought I would share this from Jon Gordon today.

My favorite part is: “fear is meant to be conquered. Success is meant to be achieved.”

It reminded me of a line from “The Fire” by The Roots:

“I realized I’m supposed to reach for the skies. Never let somebody try to tell you otherwise”

Sometimes, we stop pursuing our dreams because we may feel we don’t deserve them.

Sometimes we fee there is a limit to the success that we can achieve, sort of like there is a finite amount of success/abundance in the world and we should aim lower because it could be running out.

There is NO limit to success.

If we fall short of our dreams, it doesn’t mean someone else will get that victory all the time.

If someone else is incredibly successful, it doesn’t not impact the ceiling of our success.

There is plenty of abundance to go around and we are SUPPOSED to reach for those skies.

Get busy playing to win, reach for those skies, never let anyone else (or yourself) tell you otherwise.

Happy Monday!

-Dr Lindeman

Fulfillment

“Fulfillment is not born of the dream. Fulfillment is born of the journey.”-Simon Sinek

I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating.

The journey is more important and more fulfilling than the destination.

Our goals surely matter.

But the processes of achieving them: the “grind”, carries more weight.

If we don’t love the journey (even the hard parts), we will not be fulfilled at the finish line.

The struggle is where progress is born and that progress leads to success.

Do what you love and love doing it with each step.

Don’t make the (all-too-common) mistake of thinking you’ll be happy when you “get there.”

Be happy now.

Enjoy the process.

The goal is but a stepping stone on the journey.

Find your fulfillment in what you do today!

Happy Thursday!

-Dr Lindeman

Fireflies like the dark too

I just started reading: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb (check it out here ) and I like it so far!

This line is great and bears repeating: “It’s not as if we’re going to peer in those darker corners, flip on the light, and find a bunch of cockroaches. Fireflies love the dark too. There’s beauty in those places. But we have to look in there to see it.”

So true!

I truly wish the stigma of mental health could be washed away.

Especially now, with all the craziness of the pandemic, disconnection, solitude, political and social turmoil…we need others to help keep our lives sane.

We need to talk to somebody.

I have gone to counselors and therapists numerous times.

It’s not because I am “crazy.”

It’s because I finally realized that with my drive to improve my life, my family’s life and to improve the world, sometimes I need different people riding shotgun, helping me navigate through my past, present and future.

Sometimes we need professionals to help guide us through the muck and mire.

And I, for one, am so thankful they are there and I have access to these people.

So please, if you are feeling stressed, depressed, low…know there are truly wonderful people out there that will help you see the fireflies in the darkness.

Don’t ever suffer alone.

The world needs you and holding it al in yourself isn’t helping anyone.

And again, sometimes it’s great to talk to someone just about your big dreams and aspirations and they can help you balance them all so ambition doesn’t drive you wild.

Know this: you are loved and needed.

Happy Wednesday!

-Dr Lindeman

Mistakes are necessary for growth

You can coast, go downhill (usually the same thing as coasting) or you can grow.

In life we will all stumble, fall down and make big mistakes.

The key to GROWTH is accepting those mistakes (not excepting them :), learning from them and using that knowledge/wisdom as fuel toward a better tomorrow.

Growth can only occur amidst struggle.

Growth can only occur when we make mistakes.

BIG growth can only occur when we learn from those mistakes, convert that knowledge into wisdom and push forward with purpose and passion.

So, on this Tuesday, the 1st of September, 2020, don’t be afraid of making mistakes.

Make them.

Learn from them.

Push forward to an UH-MAZING future!

Happy Tuesday!

-Dr. Lindeman

Certainly life is uncertain

These times are strange.

My kids start school today, as does my wife (she’s a teacher).

They are going to be remote learning for at least a month, and although they have had meetings, preparation times, etc, no one really knows what it is going to look, feel and sound like for sure.

Both boys admitted they were nervous this morning, and my wife most certainly is from her end.

It is going to be very interesting this year.

However, with uncertainty comes huge opportunity for growth.

There is no progress without struggle. And there will be struggles.

But, if we can all realize that growth occurs most swiftly during large challenges, we can realize that through this muck and mire, we all will emerge all the better for it.

My heart, thoughts and love go out to all the families, kids, teachers going through this.

We will all get through to a much brighter future!

Happy Thursday!

-Dr Lindeman

Serve :-)

Too many times the word “service” seems reserved for a select few.

The truth is, we all can (and all should) serve.

Serve your fellow human beings by leading with love.

We share this space in the universe together, we might as well try to make it better for each other.

When we attempt to do that, we most definitely secure a brighter future for all of mankind.

Thank you for your service today!

Happy Monday!

-Dr Lindeman

Upgrade!

We are supposed to have BIG dreams.

In our office, we call them B.H.AG.s. Big Hairy Audacious Goals.

We need to dream dreams that take our breath away!

So don’t match your dreams to you current reality, what’s the fun in that?

Dream big.

Then get busy realizing that those goals.

By taking steps (even little ones) in their direction, you give those audacious goals a trim, and the more steps you take, you can see they aren’t so hairy (nor audacious) after all.

Happy Tuesday!

-Dr Lindeman

Expect more, hope better

This is from “Just Mercy”, a great book.

I love this paragraph.

Times are crazy and everyone is going through some “schtuff” right now.

But we need to recover.

We need to grow.

In order for that to happen, we need to hold each other to a higher standard and then help each other achieve those standards.

Share compassion, love and understanding.

And at the same time, attempt to better yourself so that your levels of all the above are that much higher.

-Happy Thursday!

-Dr Lindeman

Heal thy self

I saw this on a message from Elephant Journal. It kid of gave me pause.

So true we should not seek help from those who continue to hurt us.

The same goes for ourselves.

If we feel we let ourselves down, we need to push forward from the perspective of whom we want to grow to be.

We cannot create new, positive habits with the same negative thinking that created our old, bad habits.

We need to fathom our future from the perspective of our improved, future selves.

As Coach Klein said in The Waterboy with Adam Sandler: “visualize and attack.”

Picture whom you want to be and then work on doing things to get yourself there.

Happy Monday!

-Dr Lindeman