15 Lessons It’s Taken A Lifetime To Learn

Let me start by saying I’m 47, which means I’m young enough to know I have a lot to learn but have enough life experience to know that the lessons I have learned are unique. While this is not an all-inclusive list, here are 15 lessons (and quotes that inspire lessons) I’ve learned that, if applied, will dramatically increase joy in your life:

1.        The amount of courage it takes to leave behind what isn’t you anymore is the same amount it takes to find what is.

2.        You can’t solve problems from the same nervous system state that created it.

3.        There’s no such thing as failure, only learning (this mindset shift will make you unstoppable).

4.        Aim for 1%. The principle of marginal gains states that making small, almost imperceptible yet incremental improvements can spur significant growth in the long run. Here’s what it looks like for all you visual types:

Inspired by James Clear

5.        “The greatest difficulty is the mental resistance to things that arise, and the underlying assumption that they should not.” – Eckhart Tolle