Category: Just in case

Can you ever lose expert status?

Think you’re an expert? Ponder this…

Design and social media expert

Most people agree that it takes a long time to really reach expert status, but how long does it take to lose it? Is expert status something that comes and goes, or do you have it forever? After all, being an expert means knowing everything you can about a particular craft, no matter how specific. You could be an expert Apple pie maker, and expert business owner, or a social media expert, but what if you quit?

Can something that takes so long to earn be taken away so quickly?

Two ways to lose expert status

This led me to consider the two types of milestones that can be lost in the blink of an eye:

Someone who has a type of physical achievement. You may work your whole life to get in shape and finish that triathlon, but the minute you give up your superman cardiovascular endurance will quite right along with you.

Someone who has a type of mental achievement. You may work your entire life as an accountant, but if you give it up to live the life of a golfer, how will your math skills hold up? Anything that involves your mind needs to stay sharp and be practiced if it’s going to last.

Not only can you lose knowledge because you have given up, but you can lose knowledge because of age. As people grow older, it’s hard to stay on top of the times and do things that were once easier to a young body and a young mind.

via Can You Ever Lose Expert Status? | Expert Enough.

Go to the source if you’re interested in the topic. What do you think about the author’s position?

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The lost art of hard work

If you are looking for a single, mind-blowing tactic you’ve been missing your whole life that will instantly make learning or practicing way easier, you’ll never find it. You’ll waste hour after hour searching.

Here is the best thing you can possibly do to get better at something.

Put in the damn time.

via The Lost Art of Hard Work | Expert Enough.

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Why isn’t it better?

The combination of fear and ignorance (two sides of the same coin) can be paralyzing.

via Seth’s Blog: Why isn’t it better?.

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Evil and religion

“Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.” Blaise Pascal

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The trouble is…

The trouble is… – Lead.Learn.Live.

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Letting go of fear

fear

Melody Beattie shares this from the Language of Letting Go…

Fear is at the core of codependency. It can motivate us to control situations or neglect ourselves.

Many of us have been afraid for so long that we don’t label our feelings fear. We’re used to feeling upset and anxious. It feels normal.

Peace and serenity may be uncomfortable.

At one time, fear may have been appropriate and useful. We may have relied on fear to protect ourselves, much the way soldiers in a war rely on fear to help them survive. But now, in recovery, we’re living life differently.

It’s time to thank our old fears for helping us survive, then wave good-bye to them. Welcome peace, trust, acceptance, and safety. We don’t need that much fear anymore. We can listen to our healthy fears, and let go of the rest.

We can create a feeling of safety for ourselves, now. We are safe, now. We’ve made a commitment to take care of ourselves. We can trust and love ourselves.

God, help me let go of my need to be afraid. Replace it with a need to be at peace. Help me listen to my healthy fears and relinquish the rest.

Source: March 28: Letting Go of Fear | Language of Letting Go

Fear sucks! Take care that you don’t get caught up in it…

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Really understand the rules of life: Rule 7

So much of what you want, including happiness, love, affluence, wisdom, authenticity, good health and longevity is available to you now. Seize it.

via How To Escape? Understand, Really Understand The Rules of Life. Rule 7 – Nicholas Bate.

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Shine in your own way

“You have to be unique, and different, and shine in your own way.”

– Lady Gaga

via Today’s Quotes: LadyGaga says “Shine In Your Own Way”!.

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Why we find it hard to do things that are good for us

“Have respect for yourself, and patience and compassion. With these, you can handle anything.” ~Jack Kornfield

via Why We Find It Hard to Do Things That Are Good for Us | Tiny Buddha: Wisdom Quotes, Letting Go, Letting Happiness In.

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Choose to enjoy your choices

“Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another.” -Marquis de Condorcet

via Tiny Wisdom: Choose to Enjoy Your Choices | Tiny Buddha: Wisdom Quotes, Letting Go, Letting Happiness In.

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Don’t believe in pessimism!

“What really matters is what you do with what you have.”

– H. G. Wells

via Today’s Quotes: Don’t Believe In Pessimism!.

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Standing on your own two feet and facing uncertainty

“Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security.” ~John Allen Paulos

via Standing on Your Own Two Feet and Facing Uncertainty | Tiny Buddha: Wisdom Quotes, Letting Go, Letting Happiness In.

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There Are No Failures!

“There are no failures – just experiences and your reactions to them.”

– Tom Krause

via Today’s Quotes: There Are No Failures!.

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Life Is An Adventure!

Visual Inspiration: Life Is An Adventure!

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Success is not a theory…

Success is not a theory… – Lead.Learn.Live.

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How to Stop Dwelling on the Life You Could Be Living

“If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” ~Oprah Winfrey

via How to Stop Dwelling on the Life You Could Be Living | Tiny Buddha: Wisdom Quotes, Letting Go, Letting Happiness In.

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A Mayonnaise Jar and Two Beers….

Golf balls.

A friend passed this on with the admonition to share it with someone I care about. That would be you…

“When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours
in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 beers…
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in
front of him.
When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty
mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.
He then asked the students if the jar was full.
They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the
jar. He shook the jar lightly.
The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls..
He then asked the students again if the jar was full.
They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.
Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He asked once more if the jar was full.
The students responded with a unanimous ‘yes.’
The professor then produced two Beers from under the table and poured
the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space
between the sand.
The students laughed.
‘Now,’ said the professor as the laughter subsided, ‘I want you to
recognize that this jar represents your life.
The golf balls are the important things—your family, your children,
your health, your friends and your favorite passions—and if everything
else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house
and your car.
The sand is everything else—the small stuff.
‘If you put the sand into the jar first,’ he continued, ‘there is no
room for the pebbles or golf balls.
The same goes for life.
If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never
have room for the things that are important to you.
Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
Spend time with your children.
Spend time with your parents.
Visit with grandparents.
Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your spouse out to dinner.
Play another 18.
There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.
Take care of the golf balls first—the things that really matter.
Set your priorities…..
The rest is just sand.
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the beer
represented…
The professor smiled and said, ‘I’m glad you asked.’
The beer just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
there’s always room for a couple of beers with a friend…”
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Forgive Them & Set Yourself Free!

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.”

 – Lewis B. Smedes

via Today’s Quotes: Forgive Them & Set Yourself Free!.

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Time Management (not)…

h/t David Kanigan :-D

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Live!

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Quincy on prioritization…

“When you have a number of disagreeable duties to perform, always do the most disagreeable first.” Josiah Quincy

via Quote Details: Josiah Quincy: When you have a… – The Quotations Page.

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