Word of Power

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aspects of why…

 

curiousity, why/how things work

 

motivation… discover your why’s

 

 

 

1. Sheep vs. Strategists – 0:59

  • In biology, sheep only respond to what’s in front of them. And many people are like sheep, only responding to the most recent stimuli
  • A strategist is stepping back and asking “what’s the vision and what’s the strategy for my future?”
  • If all you’re doing is going through your life like a sheep, then you’ll have a tough time living a life of deep purpose

2. Ikigai – 3:03

  • Japanese word referring to a reason to get up in the morning
  • That purpose gives you energy and vitality
  • Linked with some of the most long-lived populations

3. Rats Swim – 4:34

  • An interesting study from the ’50s about how long rats could swim before giving up
  • Was found that typically, the rats would swim for 15 minutes before giving up and sinking
  • Then he tested what would happen if he pulled them out before the 15 minutes for a break and put them back. If given breaks, they could swim for 60 hours (or 240x more endurance). This is potentially attributable to a sense of hope.
  • Hope is the belief that your future is going to be better than your present. And having hope in a better future creates energy

4. Greatness x2 – 7:20

  • The two steps of greatness are 1. KNOW! that you can achieve greatness (or believing that you can go the distance) and 2. Decide what you’re going to commit yourself to (finding the courage to dive head-first into one thing)
  • If you could do anything and you were guaranteed not to fail, what would you go for. It’s less about specifically what you want, but more about finding the courage to do it.
  • 99% of people don’t think they’re capable of greatness, so they set lower goals
  • There’s more competition for low-hanging fruit

5. Singularity – 11:02

  • The physics of your purpose
  • A singularity is infinite density and infinitesimal volume combined at the center of a black hole
  • When you’re willing to commit that intensity with that singularity focus, everything gets sucked into it
  • It takes a ton of energy to do great work and you can’t dissipate it on trivial distractions