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One of the hardest decisions we have to make is deciding what the next step will be in a career path. Post Covid, many of us are uncertain about where to go with our careers. As a result, I have started a new Next Steps group. If you are interested, send me an email at rob@robpasick.com.
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Crayola crayon markers work well in moleskin journals.
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Most people are afraid of conflict.
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Defining your purpose can change at every stage of life.
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We are all on some psychological spectrum: it’s okay to say you are a little bit OCD; I am kind of ADD, etc.
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Unlike our working-class parents, many of us professionals never want to retire.
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As we grow older, managing pain occupies more of our time. Sometimes when it is bad, it can take up all of our time.
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Our parents continue to have a voice in our lives. Whether they are young or old, living or dead. Unfortunately, many of their voices communicate negative thoughts.
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Too often our self-esteem is tied too much to our success at work.
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People usually suffer from the belief that there must be something better. Whether it be a better car or home, a better partner, a better job, etc. many people think that their happiness will come if they only find something or someone a little bit better.
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Often in life, good enough might be better than perfect.
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Smart devices are smart because they have figured out a way to suck up most of our time and attention. They are quickly evolving to become a new part of our brains; an extension that will do much thinking for us.
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It’s great to change things, but it might even be more remarkable to learn to keep things the same.
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While it is important to give careful answers to important questions, sometimes it’s best not to answer the question at all.
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It’s very hard to think about money in any different way than you thought about it when you were growing up. There’s a mindset about money that sticks with us no matter how much or how little money we make.
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When one person is under-responsible, it’s very easy for the partner to become over-responsible. This is a trap for both parties.
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The older we get the more like ourselves we become.
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While change is inevitable, knowing when to change is an art in itself.
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Being respected is more important than being liked.
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Respect may take hundreds of hours to earn, but can be lost in a second.
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Finding your voice is not a cliché. The ability to speak your truth is a defining inflection point in life.
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Trauma can change our biology and could even alter our DNA.
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Some of us give so much of ourselves to help others, that we become mentally exhausted, and cannot even help ourselves.
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It really does take a village.
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As they say in the musical, “Hamilton”, we all strive to tell our story and to have our story understood by others.
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Texts are better than email to stay connected with friends.
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A useful practice is to record every situation in your life that you consider to be a success.
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Always get a second opinion before surgery.
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According to a Havard study, the most important secret to a happy life is to have good relationships. Quite simply, good relationships keep us healthier and happier.
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Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech is the best example of creating a vision I have ever seen.
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It’s not the events that upset us, but our judgments about the events.
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How quickly we forget important lessons in life that we thought we will never forget.
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We should not be just thinking of what is good for us as an individual, but what is good for our community and our society.
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Subtract whenever you add.
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Everyone is going through something.
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Before you make a final decision, ask yourself, “does it light your fire?”
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The best way to deal with somebody who keeps running away is to stop pursuing them.
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I like this quote from Abraham Lincoln: when I do good, I feel good when I do bad, I feel bad that is my religion (from the book And There Was Light by Jon Meacham).