What I'm reading
I am currently reading «Mindset: The New Psychology of Success,» written by Carol S. Dweck. It starts with a fundamental principle: your mindset, or in other words, your way of thinking, is the foundation of success.
In the book, it is explained that there are people who believe that talent, intelligence, or physical ability are something we are born with, and therefore, unchangeable. Also, there are others who believe that through hard work we can develop talent, intelligence, and physical ability.
The book makes us see how harmful a fixed mindset is, leading us to make excuses instead of embracing our greatness. It is, without a doubt, a brilliant book, a breath of fresh air that motivates us to be disciplined, create, and build the best version of ourselves. Highly recommended!
Collecting Beautiful People
This week, the recognition and appreciation for the beautiful people life puts in my path goes to Jesús Villaseñor, Emeritus Chair of Vistage. As part of the training I am receiving to become a Vistage Chair, Jesús came to give us a life testimonial. He focused on how being a Chair for 20 years not only brought him immense satisfaction in helping entrepreneurs boost their business growth, but also helped him transform into a better human being.
Share that when he started his role as Chair, his relationship with his wife was about to end. Thanks to the training he received on how to lead confrontation dynamics with care, he was able to apply this knowledge to his personal relationship, saving his marriage.
But what really touched me and the reason why I celebrate it today is for the lesson in love that it gave us. It tells us that when he was told that his wife had Alzheimer's, he focused and reminded himself of the vow he made when he got married to love and take care of each other until death do them part. He told himself: now I will have the opportunity to fulfill that promise with love!
Thank you, Jesus, for your example, inspiration, and guidance.
The daily struggle
This week, the daily struggle is learning to say NO.
It turns out that being a curious, entrepreneurial person with a desire to help generates agreeable commitments for me, which gradually fill my schedule, giving me the feeling that I'm being productive. But the reality is the opposite. This dispersion is the enemy of productivity. The saying «jack of all trades, master of none» comes to mind.
So, yesterday I did an evaluation of all the activities and commitments that fill my schedule, and today I am removing from it all those that do not lead to my mission of creating real, deep, and lasting value in an economically efficient way or that help reduce unnecessary pain in the world.