The Optimistic Outlook with John Eades

What you want matters. What matters more is what you're avoiding. "The magic you're looking for is in the work you're avoiding." Whatever you keep putting off, that's exactly where the breakthrough is waiting. 📚 https://www.amazon.com/Optimistic-Outlook-Lessons-Important-Muscle/dp/B0G4R5VJH1/

Energy runs out. But you always get to choose where it goes. "Instead of using your energy to fear, use it to trust." What you give your energy to today decides what shows up in your life tomorrow. 📚 https://www.amazon.com/Optimistic-Outlook-Lessons-Important-Muscle/dp/B0G4R5VJH1/

A bench outside a hardware store, worn smooth by strangers who never knew who built it. One conversation changed how I think about the work I do that no one will ever thank me for. "He's still taking care of people. Just doesn't have to be here to do it." Do today's work like someone down the line is counting on it. They probably are. 📚 https://www.amazon.com/Optimistic-Outlook-Lessons-Important-Muscle/dp/B0G4R5VJH1/

You need three people in your life at all times: someone you can teach, someone who tells you the truth, and someone who believes in you. "Belief begins by borrowing it from someone else." Do you have all three? If not, don't stop until you do. 📚 https://www.amazon.com/Optimistic-Outlook-Lessons-Important-Muscle/dp/B0G4R5VJH1/

Coming up short is part of being human. So why are you so hard on yourself when it happens? "God dumps a truck full of grace on your doorstep every night, and it's free." A mentor's blunt advice on self-forgiveness, and why "unreasonable" is the right word for it. 📚 https://www.amazon.com/Optimistic-Outlook-Lessons-Important-Muscle/dp/B0G4R5VJH1/