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The best leaders don’t just react to life—they create it.

Ten years from now, will you be able to say that you intentionally shaped your career, relationships, and purpose? Or will you find yourself somewhere you never meant to be?

Small, intentional choices made today create the future we want.

Are you choosing or settling?

#MindfulMomentum #Leadership #IntentionalGrowth #Leadership #TodayMatters

I had the opportunity to sponsor a professional bodybuilder a long time ago, and this was one of the things he taught me about recovery and life in general. If you’re “training” to get better at anything—physical fitness, a new language, emotional health, whatever—if you stop doing the training, you’ll stop getting better and start getting worse.

In many ways, this is just a reminder to continue to practice. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been doing the thing, practice is required to stay good at it. Getting better requires more practice still.

What’s the thing that you most want to keep practicing? Let me know!

#persistence #grit #mindset #responsibility #practice #ownyourattitude #ownyourlife #mindshift #intentionalgrowth #mentalfitness #emotionalhealth #emotionalfitness #stressmanagement #professionalcoach #successmindset #mindsetcoaching

ICYMI, for the weekend crowd:

“I’ll be successful when I buy my first house.”
“I’ll be successful when I graduate from school.”
“I’ll be successful when I get married.”

Have you played this game before? In addition to being vulnerable to our tendency to move the goalposts, many of these definitions of success don’t actually correspond to what we think is valuable or meaningful. This week I’m talking about some alternate ways to define success:

https://brendontowlecoaching.com/2023/03/07/whats-your-definition-of-success/

What’s your experience with defining success? Share in the comments!

#selftalk #personalresponsibility #success #progressnotperfection #intentionalgrowth #humanity #mindshift #thinkingtraps #mentalfitness #mentalwellness #innerpeace #calm #professionalcoach #successmindset #mindsetcoaching

If I forget the fact that what other people think of me is out of my control, it’s far too easy for me to spend an inordinate amount of energy trying to control it—and there’s nothing but tears down that road for me. I end up people-pleasing (which is really just a nice-sounding word for “manipulation” or “dishonesty”). If I can remember that, just like anything else you might think, it’s none of my business, it makes it easier for me to stay out of trying to control it.

When I stay focused on doing what I believe to be right and appropriate, and not trying to control your impressions of me, I end up more satisfied, more fulfilled—and often more liked and respected as well.

How about you? What are your favorite strategies for staying out of other peoples’ heads? Let me know in the comments!

#mindset #peoplepleasing #youareenough #mentalfitness #humanity #mindshift #emotionalhealth #thinkingtraps #intentionalgrowth #professionalcoach #successmindset #mindsetcoaching

Reposting for the weekend folks:

“Why can’t I have as many friends as she does?”
“I wish I got invited to as many places as he does.”
“Look at how eloquently she speaks! Why can’t I speak like that?”

If your self-talk is filled with comparisons like this, you’re probably doing yourself a disservice. I talk this week about the trap of comparing ourselves to others, and some of the strategies I’ve used to avoid falling into that trap:

https://brendontowlecoaching.com/2023/02/14/the-comparison-trap/

What’s your experience with avoiding comparisons? Share in the comments!

#selftalk #comparing #toxiccomparisons #youareenough #emotionalhealth #progressnotperfection #intentionalgrowth #humanity #mindshift #thinkingtraps #mentalfitness #mentalwellness #innerpeace #mindshift #calm #professionalcoach #successmindset #mindsetcoaching

“Why can’t I have as many friends as she does?”
“I wish I got invited to as many places as he does.”
“Look at how eloquently she speaks! Why can’t I speak like that?”

If your self-talk is filled with comparisons like this, you’re probably doing yourself a disservice. I talk this week about the trap of comparing ourselves to others, and some of the strategies I’ve used to avoid falling into that trap:

https://brendontowlecoaching.com/2023/02/14/the-comparison-trap/

What’s your experience with avoiding comparisons? Share in the comments!

#selftalk #emotionalhealth #progressnotperfection #intentionalgrowth #thinkingtraps #mentalfitness #mentalwellness #innerpeace #mindshift #calm #professionalcoach #successmindset #mindsetcoaching