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Allow yourself to be a beginner. No one starts off being excellent.
Wendy Flynn
To cook is not just to prepare food for someone or for yourself; it is to express your sincerity. So when you cook you should express yourself in your activity in the kitchen. You should allow yourself plenty of time; you should work on it with nothing in your mind, and without expecting anything. You should just cook!
Shunryu Suzuki (Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice)
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Rules to Live By Remember: Your mind is yours—and yours alone. If you focus on healthy thoughts and develop balanced opinions about your situation, you will cultivate positive emotions and find lasting enthusiasm to live your best life. You will see negativity for what it is: a waste of energy. You will learn to stop allowing fear, anger, and other anxieties to grow. You will discover not only that you can weather challenges, but you often find them enjoyable. As you move in this direction, the work of being yourself will become a joy. To gain all of this, you simply need the right tools and the will to use them.
Matthew Van Natta (The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism: Tools for Emotional Resilience and Positivity)
When a new company is formed, its founders must have a startup mentality—a beginner’s mind, open to everything because, well, what do they have to lose? (This is often something they later look back upon wistfully.) But when that company becomes successful, its leaders often cast off that startup mentality because, they tell themselves, they have figured out what to do. They don’t want to be beginners anymore. That may be human nature, but I believe it is a part of our nature that should be resisted. By resisting the beginner’s mind, you make yourself more prone to repeat yourself than to create something new. The attempt to avoid failure, in other words, makes failure more likely. Paying attention to the present moment without letting your thoughts and ideas about the past and the future get in the way is essential. Why? Because it makes room for the views of others. It allows us to begin to trust them—and, more important, to hear them. It makes us willing to experiment, and it makes it safe to try something that may fail. It encourages us to work on our awareness, trying to set up our own feedback loop in which paying attention improves our ability to pay attention. It requires us to understand that to advance creatively, we must let go of something. As the composer Philip Glass once said, “The real issue is not how do you find your voice, but … getting rid of the damn thing.
Ed Catmull (Creativity, Inc.: an inspiring look at how creativity can - and should - be harnessed for business success by the founder of Pixar)
The process we go through while drawing allows the brain to produce positive hormones like serotonin, endorphins, dopamine, and norepinephrine.
Salma Adi (How To Draw & Find Your Art Message: Step-by-Step Drawing Guide for Beginners. With Techniques on How to Express Yourself & Develop Your Style)
thepsychchic chips clips ii If you think of yourself instead as an almost-victor who thought correctly and did everything possible but was foiled by crap variance? No matter: you will have other opportunities, and if you keep thinking correctly, eventually it will even out. These are the seeds of resilience, of being able to overcome the bad beats that you can’t avoid and mentally position yourself to be prepared for the next time. People share things with you: if you’ve lost your job, your social network thinks of you when new jobs come up; if you’re recently divorced or separated or bereaved, and someone single who may be a good match pops up, you’re top of mind. This attitude is what I think of as a luck amplifier. … you will feel a whole lot happier … and your ready mindset will prepare you for the change in variance that will come … 134-135 W. H. Auden: “Choice of attention—to pay attention to this and ignore that—is to the inner life what choice of action is to the outer. In both cases man is responsible for his choice and must accept the consequences.” Pay attention, or accept the consequences of your failure. 142 Attention is a powerful mitigator to overconfidence: it forces you to constantly reevaluate your knowledge and your game plan, lest you become too tied to a certain course of action. And if you lose? Well, it allows you to admit when it’s actually your fault and not a bad beat. 147 Following up on Phil Galfond’s suggestion to be both a detective and a storyteller and figure out “what your opponent’s actions mean, and sometimes what they don’t mean.” [Like the dog that didn’t bark in the Sherlock Holmes “Silver Blaze” story.] 159 You don’t have to have studied the description-experience gap to understand, if you’re truly expert at something, that you need experience to balance out the descriptions. Otherwise, you’re left with the illusion of knowledge—knowledge without substance. You’re an armchair philosopher who thinks that just because she read an article about something she is a sudden expert. (David Dunning, a psychologist at the University of Michigan most famous for being one half of the Dunning-Kruger effect—the more incompetent you are, the less you’re aware of your incompetence—has found that people go quickly from being circumspect beginners, who are perfectly aware of their limitations, to “unconscious incompetents,” people who no longer realize how much they don’t know and instead fancy themselves quite proficient.) 161-162 Erik: Generally, the people who cash the most are actually losing players (Nassim Taleb’s Black Swan strategy, jp). You can’t be a winning player by min cashing. 190 The more you learn, the harder it gets; the better you get, the worse you are—because the flaws that you wouldn’t even think of looking at before are now visible and need to be addressed. 191 An edge, even a tiny one, is an edge worth pursuing if you have the time and energy. 208 Blake Eastman: “Before each action, stop, think about what you want to do, and execute.” … Streamlined decisions, no immediate actions, or reactions. A standard process. 217 John Boyd’s OODA: Observe, Orient, Decide, and Act. The way to outmaneuver your opponent is to get inside their OODA loop. 224 Here’s a free life lesson: seek out situations where you’re a favorite; avoid those where you’re an underdog. 237 [on folding] No matter how good your starting hand, you have to be willing to read the signs and let it go. One thing Erik has stressed, over and over, is to never feel committed to playing an event, ever. “See how you feel in the morning.” Tilt makes you revert to your worst self. 257 Jared Tindler, psychologist, “It all comes down to confidence, self-esteem, identity, what some people call ego.” 251 JT: “As far as hope in poker, f#¢k it. … You need to think in terms of preparation. Don’t worry about hoping. Just Do.” 252
Maria Konnikova (The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win)
Allow yourself to settle down comfortably, all your limbs, your legs, your arms, those hands, those feet… moving to the most comfortable position where it’s all just right.  Curl all of your fingers and all of your toes, as tightly as possible. Really get them tense.  A bit more… keep on holding those fingers and those toes just like that… with as much tension as you can manage… Not much longer now… because as you're holding all those fingers and all those toes like that, you probably haven't been paying attention to the temperatures inside your left thumb. You might not even have noticed how those temperatures shift and move. And you can allow the toes on your left foot to relax fully now, only to the extent that they relax one by one and that tension is gone, and as each of those toes falls into deep relaxation, you might notice that you can also allow the toes on that right foot to relax completely now. All the way down, as that sensation begins to spread further and further. Allow all of those fingers to relax now, as you're feeling that calm, relaxing, peaceful, comfortable… and those fingers and toes and hands and feet can move into just the right position to be totally comfortable now… snug… let them move until they're exactly where they want to be.
Max Trance (The Two Page Deep Trance Script: How to Quickly and Effortlessly Guide Your Hypnotic Subject into a State of Deep Hypnosis even if You're a Complete Beginner)
find that having expectations limits what I experience. Therefore, I try not to have expectations as I move into an experience, because the universe may have far grander plans for me than I could ever imagine for myself. Instead of setting an expectation for any specific outcome, allow yourself to be in the moment as you work with a crystal, and observe where it takes you.
Karen Frazier (Crystals for Beginners: The Guide to Get Started with the Healing Power of Crystals)
Sit down and make yourself comfortable. Close your eyes and focus on your breath, allow yourself to become relaxed.
Richard Johnson (Buddhism for Beginners: All you need to start your journey)
Meditation # 3 Writing Coffee! Today there are so many cafes to choose from. I’m in NYC now and have a choice of 5 ‘coffee shops’ within a 2-block radius. When I lived here over 20 years ago that would have looked more like 1 cafe in a 12-block radius. Not including Bodegas! Find your way to a cafe—by yourself. You’re allowed a newspaper, book or digital device of your choice but also bring along a pen and paper. Get your favorite hot beverage. Teas are nice, too! And relax. Mindfulness training reminds you to pause. To be observant. To not only look but to see. Try that now—if you are in a cafe. Notice everything! The walls—their color and texture, what’s hanging on them. Is there a theme? I.e. Do you notice photos of bread being made? Flowers in baskets? Coffee beans being harvested? What are the sounds? Do you hear a cappuccino machine frothing fresh milk? People talking? Music being streamed in the background? What are the smells? Are they heavenly? Breads? Dark roasts? What do you feel? Are there people around? Do you feel comfortable? Are you self-conscious? Take out your paper and write your responses down. All of them. Without judgment. You have just been creative!
Alana Cahoon (Mindfulness, Mantras & Meditations: 55 Inspirational Practices to Soothe the Body, Mind & Soul (Meditation Books for Beginners))
Meditation is your true nature. It is your being. It is fully you and it can only be entered into through the emptying of your mind. As Osho teaches “Meditation is not an achievement – it is something that already exists in you, it is your nature. It is there waiting for you – just turn inward and it is available. You have been carrying it always.” Meditation therefore is the simple process of removing your attention from current conditions and circumstances which when focused on too regularly fragment and cloud your perceptions. When you allow for clear, unadulterated levels of conscious awareness to occur you access the spiritual being inside of you. This Spirit being is superior to your human mind and physical body and offers guidance and peace that you are unable to achieve at a human level. As you consistently and patiently learn how to empty your mind, the deepened focus and concentration that you immerse yourself in will slowly create in you an intensely peaceful, powerful, clear and energised state of mind. This
Yesenia Chavan (Meditation: Meditation for Beginners - How to Relieve Stress, Anxiety and Depression and Return to a State of Inner Peace and Happiness (How to Meditate, ... for Beginners, Mindfulness Book 1))
I strongly believe that the first step you need to take to eliminate certain problems from your life is through meditation sessions. During meditation, allow yourself to accept your particular situation and allow yourself to feel any and all emotions that are tied to it. Try
Alexis G. Roldan (Zen: The Ultimate Zen Beginner’s Guide: Simple And Effective Zen Concepts For Living A Happier and More Peaceful Life)
Breathe in slowly through your nose. Feel your chest expand. Breathe out slowly through your mouth. Breathe in. Breathe out. Feel the tension of your day as you breathe in. As you breathe out, feel the tension slip away. Continue this pattern of taking slow, deep breaths. Settle into a rhythm that works for you. Feel the air filling your lungs, and the oxygen awakening your mind. When the time is up, allow yourself to return your attention to your surroundings. Now, you are ready to continue your day. You can return to this breathing exercise as often as needed throughout your day. I recommend you complete at least two three-minute sessions. Day
Alexis G. Roldan (Zen: The Ultimate Zen Beginner’s Guide: Simple And Effective Zen Concepts For Living A Happier and More Peaceful Life)
Discount brokerage accounts are low-cost online accounts offered by firms like E*TRADE, Charles Schwab, and Fidelity. These accounts allow do-it-yourself investors to purchase a large variety of common stocks, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs),
Alex H. Frey (A Beginner's Guide to Investing: How to Grow Your Money the Smart and Easy Way)
to get started with journaling. In fact, this can be great no matter how open or closed your throat chakra is feeling right now. This allows you to have an open and safe place to talk about your feelings, your problems, or anything else that is going on in your life.
Michael Williams (Chakras for Beginners: How to Awaken and Balance Chakras, Radiate Positive Energy and Heal Yourself)
• Do you feed your mind with new knowledge and experiences, or is your time consumed watching reality shows? •        Do you spend time being mindful of your life and purpose or plop yourself mindlessly on the couch in front of a video game? •      Your self-image sends a signal to others on how you will allow them to treat you. Are you a doormat or a partner? •      Your self-image can inspire you to reach for your highest goals and that which you really want, or to settle on what you think you can get. •      Your self-image can give you the confidence required to overcome obstacles, or lie down in defeat.
Barbara Milhoan (Unconscious Decisions: A Beginner's Guide to Finding the Hidden Beliefs that Control Your Life and Health)
Intimacy is challenging for most everyone because the real trick to intimacy is that the relationship is only as deep and honest as you are with yourself. The measure of depth occurs with the depth that you allow yourself to be seen and witnessed by the other. The measure of honesty is only as great as the amount of honesty you have with yourself. Intimacy requires great trust and faith both in ourself and in the other—to be accepted by them, and accept ourselves in the process.
Alanna Kaivalya (Chakra Yoga: A Beginner's Guide to Chakra Healing)
When we simply notice and allow things to be as they are, we naturally disengage from the impulses that would try to control or change things. This is not a practice in passivity or ignorance—quite the opposite. This is a practice in opening your mind and allowing yourself to receive all the information you possibly can before making any moves or taking any action. Notice the word allow. We do not force ourselves to pick up on sensory input; the awareness expands naturally from a practice of calm, relaxed allowing.
Benjamin W. Decker (Practical Meditation for Beginners: 10 Days to a Happier, Calmer You)
The Universal Waite card also depicts the final stage of grief – coming to terms with the situation, getting depressed, and looking to find the bright side in all the mess. This is the stage when people fully accept the loss, contemplate available choice, and begin their process of healing. This process is perhaps the hardest and most critical aspect of grief. If this phase is not fully completed, an individual may find himself scarred for life. Allow yourself to feel the pain; let it course through you. Will yourself to calm down, and begin the process of figuring a path forward. You will eventually look back at your experiences and thank yourself for choosing to heal.
David Hoffman (TAROT FOR BEGINNERS: a practical and straightforward guide to reading tarot cards)
As you drop deeper and deeper into a calmer state, ask your root chakra what it needs right now. Allow yourself a few more breaths to see if you receive any feedback. It could be in the form of a word, sound, song, image, color, feeling, or intuition. Then act on the feedback you get. If you don’t have any yet, not to worry! It will come as you
Margarita Alcantara (Chakra Healing: A Beginner's Guide to Self-Healing Techniques that Balance the Chakras)