There is a vast difference between knowing and understanding. Wisdom is the art of knowing what we do not know. Every day presents us with the opportunity for creative and personal growth breakthroughs. We have a unique chance to unwrap the various packages of learning and understanding that are stacked up right outside our comfort zone. As we grow, we transform the way we think, learn and behave. Wisdom not only knows but it understands.
Some individuals will go an entire lifetime never having a real conversation with themselves and making peace with their past. Each day we must swallow as much love and kindness as our body allows, it will make us healthier. I hope never to abandon kindness and love— if I do it will be the beginning of the end. As we navigate our human journey, the conversation we have with ourselves accompanied by the unconditional acceptance and love we have for ourselves becomes crucial in our self-exploration towards authenticity and excellence.
The very best you can do for the world is to make the most of who you are. Sometimes you have to break the rules to make the world a better place. Engage daily and non-judgmentally to making peace with what is, letting go of what is not — forgiving yourself and others to create space, to reflect more, risk more and to work towards leaving a legacy that leaves footprints of servant kindness everywhere you go.
Change starts with the willingness to be uncomfortable. As we ignite our burning curiosity to commit to reinvention and growth, old ways of living can transform into a new truth of discovery and exploration. May the following sixty actions I practice on a weekly basis allow you to reconnect with the outer depths of who you are while realizing there are always unseen forces ready to support your dreams!
1. Be unreachable.
2. Abstain, do not eat.
3. Send thank you notes.
4. Do not spend money.
5. Break some rules.
6. Say “no” to everything.
7. Hide your cell phone.
8. Challenge all assumptions.
9. Take a huge risk.
10. Get lost.
11. Purchase what you need only.
12. Be the other YOU.
13. Tell your story.
14. Seek to downgrade, eliminate and reduce.
15. Do something extraordinary.
16. Move the goal post in your life.
17. Help the helpless.
18. Celebrate failure.
19. Buy a book + Read a book.
20. Visit a friend.
21. Shock the world.
22. Thank your critics.
23. Carry no money and credit cards.
24. Be wrong so someones can be right.
25. Use only positive words.
26. Be stress-free.
27. Be righteousness.
28. Discover something new.
29. Greet everyone with a smile.
30. Throw away something.
31. Surrender.
32. Audit your activities.
33. Do not keep score.
34. Call timeout and adjust.
35. Be only a giver, take nothing.
36. Forgo your daily routines.
37. Kill them with kindness.
38. Be totally unpredictable.
39. Be uncommon.
40. Have a happy day.
41. Communicate with a smile.
42. Finish the day on empty.
43. Be totally weird.
44. Welcome differences.
45. Use only the eyes to learn.
46. Add something, subtract something.
47. Piss someone off.
48. Be totally vulnerable.
49. Focus on search and discovery.
50. Be less wrong.
51. Remain focused on excellence.
52. Be a professional listener.
53. Be honest with yourself.
54. Find your voice.
55. Start and finish with vigor.
56. Look everyone in the eye.
57. Express love and interest.
58. Create a new normal.
59. Forgive.
60. Love and celebrate all of who you are.
