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Don't Limit Your Thinking

Most advice or motivational pieces are just recycled words. At best rah rah porn to get you wound up and excited. Usually just information and ideas that are not new or even unique.

Jorge

A snapshot in time based on people worked with and events probation officers have experienced on the job.

Time keeps going.

Time is Not Your Friend

Time is always working against you. It will seem that you have all the time in the world, especially when you’re young.

Immortality is achieved by how you treat others.

Can You Really have Immortality?

While most people dream of immortality - living forever - obviously, it is impossible...

Doing anything is better than standing still

Going Through the Motions

You may find yourself feeling like you’re just going through the motions in life. No striving, no improvement, just doing the minimum to get done.

Get up and go to make things better.

Getting Up Matters Most

What you do after falling is what will make or break who you are and who you become.

Set realistic goals to have success.

Expectation and Reality

Everyone sets expectations whenever they begin to do something. Sometimes those expectations are low, but often they are set high.

Don't lose focus by everything around you.

Don't Let the Noise Distract You

There are a lot of competing voices coming at you. Each telling you what is the right way to do something. This can result in negative consequences.

Figure out why you failed to avoid failing again.

Yep - It's Your Failure

Short of a physical issue or god-like uncontrollable event, you are responsible for the failure or lack of success in your life.

You won't always feel good about your change process.

Change Isn't Always Fun

You have to remind yourself that the process of change will not always be fun, easy or desirable.

Life only has so much time.

Do While You Can

You will run out of time and life sooner then you think or expect.

Average Like Everyone

Average Like Everyone

Everyone believes they are important. That the world is lucky to have the specialness of their existence. Unfortunately, reality has other ideas.

Use routine to automate process.

Make it Automatic

Routine is the key to succeeding at anything. It matters even if you're just trying to get by.

Sometimes You Just Need to Do Something

Sometimes You Just Need to Do Something

Usually if we are heading forward it is better to keep going than to just stop.

Being human will mean wallowing in the muck.

Being Human

There are so many ways that being human is difficult. And I’m not talking about issues of survival here; I’m looking at the mental gymnastics that often have to be endured in daily existence.

Know the why to learn from failure.

You Ready to Fail?

If you’re wanting to improve and change in your life, then you need, no, must, be willing to stare your failure in the face.

Life is boring and repetitive sometimes.

Sometimes You Just Have To

Sometimes, actually often, you will find yourself doing things just because you have to do them.

Fear will stop you from starting or finishing

Don't Let Fear Limit You

When you see that your fear has been limiting your growth, you can easily move past it.

You have to review and assess to maintain change.

Review, Assess and Modify for Success

By taking the time to review progress and see how things are going you will be able to better achieve what you want to do.

Running at the start usually is not the best way to win at life.

Go Slow with a New Goal

By making it possible to succeed a little at a time you will find your stamina and ability improving.

Know what you want before you start.

Look Ahead to Start Right

Before you can start you need a clear idea of what it is you want or want to do. Not knowing what you want will end up wasting your time and energy.

Office Visit - Live like you aren't special

Live Like You Aren't Special

By accepting your lack of being special in relation to others, you can begin to be more content with your life.

Start back up when you stop. Don't start over.

Don't Start Over - Start Back Up

Get going again whenever you stop, because you will stop. It won’t matter how long or devoted to something you are, you will stop at some point.

Loss of motivation requires you keep going.

Motivation Will Come and Go

It’s better to show up and do something half-assed, then to just blow the work off as unimportant.

A snap shot of China's Reality

China's Reality

A snapshot in time based on people worked with and events probation officers have experienced on the job.