Purpose, time, luck, persistence

When you feel like you have nothing left what is the reason why you keep going?
that will provide some insight as to your purpose and meaning in life.

Time is the most precious commodity that we have. Don’t waste it.

which got me thinking about the information and people we surround ourselves with.
I think it was warren buffet who said show me your friends and ill show you your wealth. Something along those lines.

What you expose yourself to, TV, Radio, social media, YouTube etc becomes familiar and subconsciously lifestyle. The reason I mention this is when I went on to YouTube to “watch something different” all that was on there were things Ive already seen or VERY similar.

So to move it on.

While I was thinking about time and purpose, why do people do what they do and more importantly why do I do what I do.

what does success look like to me. I don’t really know.

But

I was thinking about how come some people are lucky. Or offers seem to land in their lap all the time.
One such, repeated video on socials, from Simon Squibb. Where he spoke to two ladies about starting there own business. Nothing out of the ordinary.
however.

He went on to say something so profound that its impossible not to share.

These ladies started respective businesses during lockdown, they had some spare time, made some extra money, now no longer trade.

Simon said to them that the reason they stopped was because the business didn’t have deep enough meaning to them.

It wasn’t important enough to them for them to cary on, it lacked purpose.

He goes on to say

that when we have a deep enough purpose it creates persistence.

Thus in order to be lucky with have persistant with what we do.

It brought me a complete 360 degrees. Why am I seeing the same things on YouTube all the time, the same people, the same conversations.

Because it is who I surround myself with and is my purpose. So to feed the ever changing algorithms of social media, persistence is key.

Be lucky.

Be persistent

Be purposeful.

Lamin Deen is a British bobsleigh pilot and Grenadier Guardsman, serving in Northern Ireland, Bosnia and Kosovo.

He represented the British Army in athletics, boxing and basketball before competing in bobsleigh.

He qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics in both the 2-man (in which he raced with John Baines) and 4-man disciplines.

Deen scored a new personal best finish in the Bobsleigh World Cup in January 2014 when he (along with Stuart Benson, Bruce Tasker and Joel Fearon)finished in 11th place in the four-man event at a meeting held at the Igls track.

Deen finished 19th in the four man event at the 2014 Winter Olympics and 23rd in the two man competition.

Deen enjoyed a strong start to the 2014-15 season, scoring a third and a first place in the opening two four man races of the Americas Cup at the Park City track and winning another race at the following meeting at the Calgary track.

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Defined as:

the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

Empathy is a broad concept that refers to the cognitive and emotional reactions of an individual to the observed experiences of another. Having empathy increases the likelihood of helping others and showing compassion.

What causes lack of empathy?

Low emotional intelligence, burnout, and stress

Being under prolonged stress may also lead someone to be less tolerant of other people's behavior and have lower cognitive empathy. In some cases, emotional avoidance may also be a reason why someone may not develop or practice empathy.

Signs of Empathy

You are good at really listening to what others have to say. People often tell you about their problems. You are good at picking up on how other people are feeling. You often think about how other people feel.

What are the 4 A's of empathy?

Affirm – You are on the right track, your suggestion is helpful.

Acknowledge – I can see you feel frustrated with the poor implementation. Appreciate – Your ability to persuade the buying committee has moved us forward.

Assure – Don't worry, I can solve this.