My Riffs

Discouragement can undo us. There’s so many reasons people feel discouraged today too. Mental toughness is what it takes to keep ourselves focused and encouraged. Mental strength can be built. It just takes right decision after right decision to build it. Taking inventory of our thoughts and discarding negativity helps build a more reliant mind and can help us fend off discouragement.  If we can learn that things we see as impediments are actually usable to solve the problem, we can spin apparent negatives into positives. 

What we allow will affect us. From food, to books and music, whatever we intake will form who we are.  We need to filter out junk or we will become less.  Practice discipline in what you consume because what you consume may end up consuming you. 

Here’s a great life hack. We’re pressured to do more. Work more, save more, rest more, make more connections.  What if we did less? Did less work so we could work better.  Spent less so we could save more.  Worked less so we could rest more.  Connected with people better so we didn’t spread ourselves thin.  Maybe life is about refining and cutting out the unnecessary as much or more than doing more. 

Self driven cars are all the talk these days.  What we really could use is more self driven people.  If you find your why (your purpose) that can become what drives you.  Self driven people can accomplish more, for longer than people who require a push can.  Find what drives you and let it propel you forward. 

 Do right. Don't overthink the outcomes. Just do right. The best possible outcome will happen you can be assured. Doing right produces the best possible outcome.

We can stay down too long when we make a mistake.  Get back up again, right away.  Wallowing does nothing.  Mistakes are opportunities learn, reset and get better.