120: Slowing Down Isn’t Stopping

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The John Poelstra Show

John Poelstra

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3 months ago

I believe we are each the sole owner of our lives. Are you a true “owner” or an “employee” of your life?

All too often it’s easy to play small and think there’s nothing better. This mindset encourages us to find creative ways to cope and tolerate our circumstances instead of actively looking for ways to find all that is possible, often beyond our wildest dreams.

I believe there’s a better way to live, one where you lead and act as the driver of your life instead of being its passenger. In that spirit, this show covers a variety of topics around the themes of personal ownership, effective personal leadership, productivity, co-active coaching, and being a better human.

Along the way I'll share the things I'm learning myself and through other people as guests.

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120: Slowing Down Isn’t Stopping

The John Poelstra Show

16 minutes 25 seconds

2 years ago

120: Slowing Down Isn’t Stopping

Sometimes we’re afraid to slow down because we’re afraid we’ll fail. What if the opposite is true?
Highlights

* Brad Solomon’s post on LinkedIn about slowing down inspired today’s thoughts
* What if you can’t slow down too much?
* The important distinction between slowing down and stopping
* Slowing down to speed up
* What would be possible for you if you slowed down, but didn’t stop?
* Straight-Line Leadership: Tools for Living with Velocity and Power in Turbulent Times by Dusan Djukich

* Stop Stopping vs. Stopping: Chapter 6

* Maybe there isn’t a “right path” or “right track”–sometimes we waste more time trying to figure that out than actually getting somewhere
* Maybe you don’t need to know all the steps to start or keep going, but that doesn’t mean you have to stop
* Giving your “time and attention” to the things you are committed to
* Micro vs. macro commitments
* Where have you “stopped” in your life?
* What’s the smallest way you can start?
* “What haven’t you tried yet?”

Credits

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