Waiting For A Miracle
I’m constantly in search of miracles in everyday life (and the teams I root for) and the first month of the New Year has not produced one yet. I also like to read and consume articles and lists about things you can do so you don’t have to wait for a miracle but rather can on your own derive better outcomes.
So with that said I offer this one from Men’s Health about strategies that will help me and other men take our game to a higher level this year.
- If you expect people to be rational you’ll be spending your life annoyed.
- Enjoy the oddness.
- Never gesture with silverware in your hand.
- She doesn’t want you to fix it, just to hear it.
- Celebrate your success. Wildly.
- Never tell a story of travel woes unless you were on foot and crossing a ridgeline. (I’m not fully on board with this one).
- Often the right thing to say is a pat on the back.
- Discouraged? Paint something. Still blue, then eat chili, make a bed, hit the car wash.
- She is as beautiful as you think she is. Now convince her.
- Silence speaks.
- There’s a reason why “scared” and “sacred” are just a typo apart. Facing fears makes you holy.
- The shrewd man knows what doesn’t matter.
- If you stop judging everything you’ll enjoy life a lot more. So will your wife, your brother, your kids….everyone.
- Be a fountain, not a drain. Create more, consume less.
- The last play is history. The next play is everything.
- Be sure your compliment isn’t about how perceptive or thoughtful you are.
- Your brain thinks it’s way more clever than it is. Be suspicious of it.
- Sing even if you’re tone deaf. Confidence is always pitch perfect. While you’re at it you might as well dance too.
- Entertain the possibility that you’re wrong. It happens more than you think.