Sixty Bits Of Wisdom

SIXTY BITS OF WISDOM from Geoff Bellman 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Love yourself and you will need less reassurance. Learn who you are becoming. Your anxieties are trying to teach you something. Truth is friendly even when you don’t like it. Revel in what you bring to the world. Money is energy. Not good, not evil. Express your appreciation. Have young friends. Your strengths are also your vulnerability. Save early and often. Savings represent options.

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You are becoming what you are doing. The rest is talk. Your credit card bills and calendar reveal much about your life. Love yourself now; do not wait until later when you will be perfect. Forgive yourself when you make a mistake. Now do it again. Saying no is the other half of saying yes. When in doubt, choose hope. When your mistakes become patterns, get concerned. Notice your absolutes. Let go of as many as you can. It’s often not that important: just pick! Develop healthy habits, the earlier the better.

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Love others for who they are today. Your momentum is taking you somewhere. Notice. Be honest with yourself—and then with others. Aspire to what you will never achieve. Spend less than you earn. Find a partner and create a life together. If you can measure it, it isn't that important. Living is a dynamic, not a destination. Put personal time on your calendar first and don’t give it away. You create the world by seeing it.

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There is so much in the world that you do not have to do. Create choice for yourself and others. Your questions are more intriguing than your answers. Remind yourself of who you are becoming each day. No one else can. Play the hand you are dealt. Choose work that feeds your dreams. The world can tell you anything you want to hear. Everyone is in process; no one is done yet. When you play others' games, you play by their rules. You are creating your life now—whether you know it or not.

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Debt decides your future for you. Seek daily guidance from your more knowing self. You can’t forgive in others what you can’t forgive in yourself. Whatever love means today, it can mean more tomorrow. What you don’t want to know about yourself is also you. Some of what you must learn cannot be taught. Notice why you are here right now: To give? To get? Tend your friendships. They become more valuable with age. Appreciate all that your shortcomings have given you. Doing something is often more important than what you choose to do.

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Imagine seeing that all of life makes sense. In the midst of your most important life changes, you will not understand. Serve something larger than yourself. Sink deep roots. New sight is more useful than new skill. Leave everything a little better than you found it. Build on what is alive in people. Perseverance prevails. Respect all work and the people who do it. Bring who you are to what you do.

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From Geoff’s Book, THE CONSULTANT’S CALLING. Copyright 2002. [email protected]