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Ever feel like you’re put in situations to see what you’re made of?
I think you are, but not for reasons you may think.
I talk about it in 2019’s Bring Your Worth (book, audiobook & YouTube audiobook):
Archilochus said in moments of trouble, we don’t rise to the level of our expectations, but we fall to the level of our training.
Picture scaffolding, but instead of from the inside out, picture it going from the outside in. It is our bones, our literal integrity, which difficult times test and fortify.
Without challenging ourselves, we do not know if the values we created are really what we believe.
The universe, which really means you, since you are one with the world, does not create struggle to punish you, but to reconfirm what you actually believe.
The confidence to know what you believe isn’t complete until you are given ample opportunity to disregard it. 🚮
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For decades, I thought the universe was trying to test us.
Now I feel like it gives us opportunities to see our values.
Unless we’re talking some seriously malicious stuff
Most doors we have available will not destroy our path
But they will determine our fate.
Not in an abstract sense
But in our life tomorrow.
So perhaps the pressure we feel to make the “right” decisions
Isn’t from some external pressure or outside influence
Rather, us knowing on some level
When our decisions are in sync
With the values we promised
Ourselves 🪞
🚀 Read more in a previous newsletter: One Bite at a Time 🍽️
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It seems easier to get big financial backing, but others may never see your vision
When you sit waiting for approval:
✍🏾 You are going to give up more ownership and control of your work
😈 The stakeholders can make bigger demands because they know you see no choice
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🙋🏾 I’m Damon! (http://www.damonbrown.net) I help side hustlers, solopreneurs & others like yourself bloom. As a bestselling author, 2x startup founder & 4x TEDTalker, I co-founded the popular connection app Cuddlr and led it to acquisition within a year while being a stay at home dad with my infant son.
🫱🏼🫲🏿 Today, my boutique coaching business Bring Your Worth supports hundreds through one-on-one virtual and in-person support, as well as behind-the-scenes services for TED, HEROIC, and other impactful organizations. You can catch this free weekly newsletter as well as the 18,000-subscriber strong television show BringYourWorth.tv.
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