Stevie Puckett

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  • Less Pain for You

    One of the books I’ve been reading this week is Atomic Habits by James Clear. I can recommend it. There are many great ideas and stories there.

    The purpose of this post is to share one idea that made me laugh out loud.

    The Truth About Talent is the title for chapter 18. In it, James outlines a series of questions to help you hone in on the area you should focus on, based on your personality and genetics, to have the best chance of success. He mentions that you can find your niche by noticing that thing that you do that causes you less pain then it causes others!

    The mark of whether you are made for a task is not whether you love it but whether you can handle the pain of the task easier than other people.

    ~James Clear, Atomic Habits

    I found that hilarious but real. It’s another way of finding your strengths. Usually, the idea is to list what people often ask you to do. Or you list things others often appreciate that you do. It’s a way of recognizing something that is so obvious to other people but which you find so easy as to render it invisible to you.

    The work that hurts you less than it hurts others is the work you are made to do.

    ~James Clear, Atomic Habits

    Based on our natural inclination to compare ourselves to others, it becomes straightforward to remember and to recognize such tasks. I found James Clear’s questions in this section helped me realize several qualities I hadn’t entirely clarified for myself. Although his wording made me giggle, the question can help with identifying essential distinctions to consider in career choice.

    Try it and see if the idea helps you become more aware of your own unique combination of personal qualities that should be a part of your professional brand and daily focus in your work.

  • Sports, Integrity, Life

    Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose —it teaches you about life. -Billie Jean King

    Billie Jean King has it right regarding sports teaching about character and life. The player has the opportunity to face the anxiety (aka fear) and respond with integrity (aka love). Doesn’t mean they will but it also doesn’t mean they won’t learn to respond with integrity eventually even if a hard fall is required first. People are always learning even if they don’t intend to. Life is one big experiment that way.

    Sports aren’t the only places to learn to face the fear and respond with integrity, of course. Lessons come for everyone through one life arena or another: family, school, health, relationships. We can choose to be authentic in our daily interactions and activities. There are opportunities regularly for each of us to choose integrity and good reasons for doing so even if it means “losing” in the interim. The biggest reasons for doing so are to know your true self, to stretch your own personal limits, and to live the whole-hearted* beauty of an authentic life.

  • Emotions as Pointers

    What if emotions aren’t given so much emphasis? What if they simply indicate the way we’ve been focusing our thoughts?

    Maybe emotions are just data to consider and if that’s true, maybe we can intentionally lead our emotions where we want them to be.

    Have you ever noticed that you are able to muster up certain emotions you want? How did you do it?

    Have you ever seen an athlete prepare mentally for their event? Or thought of how an actor might have prepared for an emotional scene? How do you think they do it?

    Do you think it might be possible to get ahead of emotions? If so, what an advantage it would be to be able to plan in advance how we would prefer to feel and know exactly how to hang out there more often?

  • Expectations

    I get what I expect and allow.

    …I expect cooperation.

    …I expect beauty.

    …I expect love.

    …I expect friendship.

    …I expect joy.

    …I expect laughter.

    …I expect fun.

    …I expect wellness.

    …I expect cool experiences.

    I expect and allow all that I enjoy.

  • The Career Quotes Movie

    Inspirational Career Quotes

    Featured Quotes

    “Superior men and women trust themselves at a deep level. They are very sensitive to what feels right.” –Brian Tracy

    “We move toward a kind of defining presence because, through our passions we are utterly present.” –Greg Levoy

    There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there’s only a scarcity of resolve to make it happen.” –Wayne Dyer

    “Acknowledging the good that is already in your life is the foundation of all abundance.” –Eckhart Tolle

    “Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.” –Julia Child

    “Just as the master musician may cause the most beautiful strains of music to flow forth from the strings of a violin, so may you arouse the genius which lies asleep in your brain.” –Napoleon Hill

    “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement nothing can be done without hope or confidence.” –Helen Keller

    “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing you will be successful.” –Herman Cain

    “A career is born in public, talent in privacy.” –Marilyn Monroe

    “Life is a process. Enjoy it.” –Stevie Puckett

    “Burnout doesn’t happen when you are working long hours on invigorating activities.” –Marcus Buckingham

    “As you become more clear about who you really are, you’ll be better able to decide what is best for you the first time around.” –Oprah Winfrey

    “Follow your bliss.” –Joseph Campbell

    “And as we let our own light shine we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.” –Marianne Williamson