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THE MOST IMPORTANT BUILDING BLOCK OF ALL
As you've read this book, you may have noticed a running theme: every practice that helps you build the life you want is based on one thing.
Love.
Build the Life You Want
Arthur C. Brooks
Practicing What I'm Learning from People
Key takeaways:
• In addition to sharing what I've learned from people, practicing what I'm learning is important.
• Rest, play, reset, recover is essential.
• Taking action is crucial, not just talking about it.
• Walking the talk is a challenge.
Transcript:
Speaker 2
And so, you know, and then, you know, I realized like, in addition to sharing what I've learned from people, maybe the best, the holiest form of stewardship is actually practicing what I'm learning from people, which is, you know, rest, play, reset, recover, and not just talking about it, but doing it was funny. I was in Las Vegas giving a talk and I was talking to another speaker who kind of works in my area, your area, kind of leadership performance. And he's like, so how often are you on the road? And I said, oh, I do like maybe 25, 30 events a year max. And he goes, man, I do so. I'm on the road 300, 300 days a year. And I was like, how do you walk the talk?
Brené Brown on Vulnerability, Courage, and Our Fear of People’s Opinions | From the FM Archives
Finding Mastery
do have an e-mail address, yes, but, no, I won’t give it to you. I am one and you are many, and even if you are, say, twenty-seven in grand global total, that’s still too many. Because I need to have a life and waste time and write. I suspect I have spent just about exactly as much time actually writing as the average person my age has spent watching television, and that, as much as anything, may be the real secret here.
Distrust That Particular Flavor
William Gibson
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