☕ saturday mornings - August 6, 2022
☕ saturday mornings - August 6, 2022
hearing your drummer, playing under pressure & natural strengths
Happy Saturday all!
I hope you’re having a great start to your weekend.
What I’ve been up to:
After 3 weeks, I finished my entrepreneurship program in Portugal. I'm flying back to Toronto today. It was a great experience but it’ll be good to be home again.
Here's a recap of the coolest things I've explored this week.
✍️ Quote I’m pondering:
Henry David Thoreau, American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher, on following your own path:
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away."
📚 Book passage I loved:
"There’s an aesthetic joy we feel when we see morally good action, when we run across someone who is quiet and humble and good, when we see that however old we are, there’s lots to do ahead.
The stumbler doesn’t build her life by being better than others, but by being better than she used to be."
— The Moral Bucket List by David Brooks
💡 Idea from me: Performing Under Pressure
Tiger Woods had victory within reach.
Early in his golf career, he'd made it to the final hole of a major tournament. But, he was tied, neck and neck, with another golfer.
It was all down to one final putt. If he makes it, he wins the tournament and an extra $5 million.
The crowd buzzed around him in nervous anticipation. But Tiger, with his typical laser-like focus and calm determination, lined up the shot, stepped up to the ball and drained the putt.
Afterward, a reporter asked Tiger how he was able to remain calm. How can you not get nervous with so much on the line? How were you able to make that putt under extreme pressure?
Tiger responded, "I played like I already had the money in my pocket."
❓ Question for You:
What is one of your natural gifts? How can you spend more time leveraging it?
📸 Photo of the week:
One of the most distinctive parts of Porto are the beautiful blue and white azulejo tiles, which you can find all over the city.
The tiles have evolved over time, changing from geometric shapes and flowers to pictures that tell stories of Portugal’s history.
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Have a fantastic weekend.
Much love to you and yours,
Tommy