Are you able to surprise yourself?

Surprise yourself with your incredible performance?

Surprise yourself with your incredible stupidity?

We are able to deliver amazing results,

yet we are also able to make stupid mistakes.

It is the same person, yet vastly different outcomes.

What will you bet your future on?

How long will a certain technology last?

What will come next?

Which events will be pivotal for you?

We cannot predict the future well.

You can make educated bets.

Chance will decide if you are right.

Diversify your bets and increase stability.

How many reasons do you need for a decision?

What are the main factors for you?

Which decision have worked well in the past?

Which decision have not worked well?

You really only need one good reason.

You feel you need more?

That is a sign that you are not confident in the option.

So maybe it is time to look for another option.

Is a question going around in your head?

What do you do?

Maybe it is not the right time?

Maybe you are scared of the answer?

Unless you answer it, it won't go away.

It will go around and around and around.

Even if the timing is bad, get the answer.

There is no way around it.

Answer it or decide it is unimportant.

How much efficiency is enough?

Which redundancies might you need?

Should you run at maximum capacity?

We are often driven to maximum efficiency.

Redundancies are the enemy.

What happens when a sudden event takes place?

At maximum efficiency, there are no more resources.

This puts you at the risk of total failure.

Less efficiency and more redundancies.

When comes the gratification from your work?

Do you do things with instant gratification?

Do you do things with delayed gratification?

Which one works better for you?

Why?

It is short-sighted to only have immediate payoffs.

It is frustrating to only have delayed payoffs.

Mix it up. Do some of each. Alternate.

How do take breaks?

How many breaks do you need?

What do you need to relax?

What do you need to keep away?

We tend to take too little breaks.

Exhaustion seriously impacts quality.

Quality of life, quality of work, quality of thought.

Take what you need, when you need it, and how you need it.

Do people misinterpret you?

How does it make you feel?

What are the consequences for you?

What can you gain from it?

Being misinterpreted is frustrating.

Being misinterpreted can be a gift.

That asymmetry brings opportunity.

How can you use the opportunity?

Do you give people a chance?

In which context do you do it?

Are you ready to suffer potential consequences?

Giving people a chance is a double-edged sword.

It can work wonders.

It can be a disaster.

Do it when the outcome is inconsequential.

Thus you help, without harming yourself.

What is your next move?

What will bring you closer?

What is attainable?

Why should you take the step?

How will you execute it?

We can only move closer one step at a time.

No matter how small the step,

No matter in which direction,

A step is progress.

Ever had good news, yet no joy from them?

What was the reason?

What else was going on?

Who was involved?

Sometimes good news is overshadowed.

We then simply feel no joy.

Even if we should and normally would.

In this case, fake it, and force yourself to celebrate.

Life is too short to ignore your wins.

Are you caught in a maelstrom?

Maybe by a family drama?

Maybe from a toxic friendship?

Maybe due to a failed work project?

Why are you in it?

Can you escape it?

We are quickly caught in the suction of problems.

Which problems are worth it?

How can you escape the spiral?

How much work does success take?

How much time does success take?

How large are the results?

Consistency is the key in your process.

Paydays often don't happen consistently.

We need to work diligently on things.

Time then brings the results.

The results then seem sudden and large.

Which opportunities did you miss?

Which of them do you regret not taking?

What is that regret doing for you?

Which new opportunities did you miss due to regret?

"When one door closes another door opens;

but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door,

that we do not see the ones which open for us." - Alexander Graham Bell

Move on quickly and keep your eyes open,

otherwise, it seems like the door never opened.

Who are you loyal to?

Whom of those should you be disloyal to?

Are you loyal to people who have wronged you?

Why?

Let go of those who harmed you.

Be disloyal to those who drag you down.

Be loyal to yourself.

Be loyal to your future.

Do you tend to force things?

How well has that gone for you?

Why do you do it?

We tend to force things that we want.

Often, the outcome is a disaster.

Sometimes things may need that push.

When someone is not ready, beware.

People may say yes and then act the opposite.

Pressuring them may come to bite you.

Do you have an exit plan?

Out of a business partnership?

Out of a romantic partnership?

Out of a friendship?

Agree on exit plans with your partners.

Not many things last forever.

Disputes happen, and feelings are hurt.

Defining an exit plan for everyone helps navigate this.

When is the time to start?

Could there be a better time?

Should you start right now?

Does your plan need more work?

Start now, right now.

Start with however you can.

Quality or quantity does not matter.

You will figure it out on the way.

Good luck, it is part of the game.

How do you plan?

Do you make a detailed plan first?

And then you go into execution?

Or do you plan and act, and repeat?

We are often taught to plan in detail.

And then execute the plan.

Real life is more about planning iteratively.

Plan and act and repeat till the goal is reached.

How important is winning for you?

When and where is it crucial to win?

When and where is it less important?

Do you always play to win?

Knowing when winning is important is crucial.

Knowing when it is unimportant equally.

Don't burn yourself on trivial matters.

Work to win when it matters.