Colin Wright in his book Considerations shares a bit of excellent advice for those of us who are not 100% clear on our goals. He states, “Focusing on producing value in everything you do serves as consistency when all other options in the entire world are open to you. You can head in any direction, and … Continue reading Creating Value Along an Unpredictable Path
Month: December 2015
Resistance to Changing Views
“To cling to a view because it’s comfortable is lazy and all too common. This resistance to change is so widespread because there’s a part of our brain that tells us ‘familiar is better,’ and therefore existing views take precedence over new views we might adopt — new perspectives from which we might see the … Continue reading Resistance to Changing Views
Our Shifting Views
Often times we adopt specific views on issues, ideas, and expectations in our lives, and we do not want to allow those views to change. In some areas, such as politics, we have a negative impression of people who say their views change. We hold politicians to strict standards where they are expected to maintain … Continue reading Our Shifting Views
The Expectations of Others
In his book Considerations Colin Wright addresses a topic that was very important for me to work through as I got through college. About halfway through my college career I began to really examine what I wanted to achieve from college and what I expected my life to be like. I faced quite a bit of … Continue reading The Expectations of Others
Compete with Yourself
On of the most difficult things to maintain in life seems to be a sense content with where we are. As we age we have new opportunities, move through different situations, and experience vast change. Throughout all of this we watch as our lives move in new directions, and as the lives of those around … Continue reading Compete with Yourself
Life on Our Own Terms
Author Colin Wright discusses competition and the ways in which we compare ourselves to others in his book Considerations. Throughout his book, he focuses extensively on shifting our perspective and awareness inwards to better understand ourselves, and when it comes to goal setting, he advocates that we do this to ensure our goals are aligning … Continue reading Life on Our Own Terms
How Being Outraged Can Boost Our Self Esteem
Throughout his book Considerations, author Colin Wright reflects on ideas that seem to align with stoicism and his book, which is a collection of essays on various daily topics, connects with many themes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations. A common idea between the two works is the thought of self awareness, self-control, and understanding that you do not understand everyone’s perspectives and … Continue reading How Being Outraged Can Boost Our Self Esteem
Living Well
In his book Considerations author Colin Wright focuses on growth and success and writes, “maybe focusing on growth — or the measurement of it — is missing the point of living well.” This quote speaks to me about the importance of not focusing on others and worrying about how we compare to others. When we spend … Continue reading Living Well
Successful Growth
While reading Colin Wright’s Considerations, I came across a short sentence that read, “there’s no commonly accepted ranking system, and all a person has is their own interpretation of movement, their own ideas about how much they’ve grown.” Originally I had just highlighted the middle section of the sentence about our own interpretations of growth, … Continue reading Successful Growth
Our Default Measurement of Success
Through my journey of self awareness and growth I have had to adjust my definition of success many times. As I have had new opportunities and as I have thoroughly reflected on myself and others it has been crucial for me to reconsider what success looks like. In his book Considerations Colin Wright examines the same thoughts … Continue reading Our Default Measurement of Success