Do What You Can When You Can
“Do what I can when I can” is the new motto of a friend of mine who is working to defeat cancer. When he said those words, they really resonated with me. For him they were about taking advantage of his strength when he could. If he felt good enough to go to the gym, then he would. If he didn’t then he would do what he could. But when you think about those words, they have so much wisdom.
We often take our health, our family, our work, heck even our residency here in the states for granted. We just assume everything will be there tomorrow. But the fact of the matter is that it may not, so do what you can when you can. Take advantage of what you have been given while you have it available to you. Don’t squander it. Your plans, your list, and your intentions mean nothing. It’s not about what you hoped to do, or wanted to do, it’s what you do that matters.
So, do what you can when you can. What are the things you haven’t said, or the things you haven’t done. Who are the people you haven’t loved or appreciated enough? What are the things that really matter to you? Make a list of those things and put effort into doing what you can when you can.
“It’s not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?” —Henry David Thoreau.
Notes that Resonated
Don’t wait on perfection
Avoid procrastination and accomplish your goals with one question “What’s the very next step?”
You can choose to pay attention to what you have lost or what you still have
God uses even the detours in our lives for his glory. His grace is greater than your detour
Pressure is a privilege. It means things are expected of you.
A year from now you will wish you started today
What are your top 3 priorities at the moment?
“Being present is just learning to be nostalgic about the moment you’re still in.” - All it takes is a goal
Everything you love comes with something you don’t
Stop saying you are bad at something, start saying you are new at it
You can’t have quality without quantity
Things to read
The 12-week year:
Getting more done in 12 weeks than others do in 12 months
The book is a great implementation and planning book. It helps you make your goals and projects more immediate and actionable for you and your team.
Youtube Book Summary:
Podcasts to listen to
Videos to watch
“It will all come together” - Great message for when things feel off track
This is a very interesting interview with Jeff Bezos about space travel, leadership, holding effective meetings, inventing, weekly business reviews and the 1000-year clock.
Top Quotes
Zig Ziglar remarked, “If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.”
The greatest remedy to anger is delay - Seneca
“The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.” —Abraham Lincoln
Things to Discover
This homemade naan bread is so easy to make and very yummy with fresh hummus or some delicious kabab meat. https://lilluna.com/homemade-naan-bread/