Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth
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Personal Development for Smart People
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How to Build Courage
M u c h like the other principles, courage grows with regular exer- cise and atrophies from lack of use. Here are several exercises to help 108 Courage y o u build your courage and generate practical results at the same time. T h e H e a r t Q u e s t i o n W h e n e v e r y o u take a m o m e n t to plan your day, write out your to-do list, or think about w h a t action to take next, stop and ask your- self, Where is the path with a heart? This is powerful because it will help y o u immediately discard the options that d o n ' t have a heart. Even w h e n y o u ' r e sitting at h o m e , trying to decide h o w to spend your evening, ask yourself the heart question. Notice h o w certain op- tions feel heartless and empty, while other paths produce a tingle of excitement w h e n y o u think about t h e m . Allow your heart to help y o u find the right course. N o t e that the w o r d courage is found within the w o r d encouragement. W h e n we identify the path with a heart, we feel encouraged to take action. Perhaps instead of watching television, y o u ' r e encouraged to read something that inspires y o u . M a y b e instead of playing c o m - puter games, y o u ' r e encouraged to have a deep conversation with your mate about the future of your relationship. A n d m a y b e instead of merely going through the motions at work, y o u ' r e encouraged to push yourself to make the best contribution y o u c a n . T h e heart- centered question leads y o u to the path of conscious g r o w t h . I often ask myself this question w h e n deciding w h i c h article to write next. D u e to the constant influx of reader suggestions, as well as my o w n growth experiments, I never suffer from a shortage of ideas, but it can be hard to choose a topic because there are so many good ones to consider. W h e n I stop and ask myself: Where is the path with a heart? the right topic usually becomes clear. It's the subject that scares me a little, the one I'm not sure I can write about well, the one that stirs my soul with excitement. On those occasions w h e n the topic doesn't b e c o m e clear, it's because the heart-centered path requires doing something other than writing. Post the heart question in a place w h e r e you'll see it every day, or set it as your computer's screen saver, so you'll be reminded of it 109 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SMART PEOPLE often. W h e n e v e r y o u ask the question, y o u bring your logic and intu- ition into alignment. Download 1.6 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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