“The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.” ~ Carlos Castaneda
The Anti-Hedge
The explorer Hernando Cortes landed on the shores of Veracruz, Mexico in 1519 with the intent of securing more land for Spain. Faced with the prospect of disease, a powerful and forbidding enemy, and resources which made the expedition look like a long shot ordered his officers to return to the beach and “Burn the Ships”... Confronting the overwhelming odds and the psyche of his men, he did the only logical thing possible, eliminate any alternative to victory. Retreat and a safe passage home was no longer an option.
Seneca the Younger, the Roman stoic philosopher said, “To Be Everywhere is to Be Nowhere”. In other
words, the mind and its incredible faculties won’t play ball at 99%, it knows 100% and will engage
accordingly.
You stuck at a plateau?
Burn the Ships
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