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Quote of the Week: Voltaire

“God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.”

~ Voltaire (brainyquote.com)

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What Is Scarcity Mentality?

“A scarcity mindset is when you are so obsessed with a lack of something — usually time or money — that you can’t seem to focus on anything else, no matter how hard you try.”

“Scarcity mentality isn’t something you do on purpose. It’s the background noise your brain makes when you can’t get what you want. But it’ll cost you. ‘Focusing on something you don’t have can take a toll on your mental health. You can get “tunnel vision” when all you think about is the unmet need.‌

“Scarcity mentality also has other impacts on your brain and can even cause it to work differently.”

Reading: Quote of the Week: Voltaire (Don’t Just Survive. You MUST Thrive!)

Jailbreaking the Imprisoned Mind

Image: Lobby card for the American film Tarzan Escapes (1936). Source: MGM, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

“Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.”

~ Franklin D. Roosevelt (1440 Daily Digest)

Ikigai | The Purposeful Way to Rescue Your Mind from Jail

‘The Japanese invented a philosophy named “Ikigai,” which stands for ‘reason for being.’ Ikigai can help us to determine what it is that we want to wake up for in the morning.’ ~ Einzelgänger (YouTube)

IKIGAI | A Japanese Philosophy for Finding Purpose [Duration: 10m 42s] [YouTube]

Do These Three Things, and You’ll Never Return to Mind Prison

According to Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, success and failure in life’s endeavors hinge on three major choices:

  1. Defining success by your “inner scorecard”
  2. Surrounding yourself with mentors
  3. Protecting your reputation at all cost

Reading: “Warren Buffett Says 3 Major Decisions in Life Will Be the Difference Between Success and Failure” by Marcel Schwantes (inc.com)