CLARK DANGER : Top 8 Things I Learned in 2012 : Personal Development

Hey dude! We got something a little different this week, you up
for it? As you know, I'm HUGE on mindset. Each month I'll be
going solo to bring you some of the biggest / most impactful /
personal development ideas and practices. I hope you get
something out of this week's session as I go through my top 8
things I learned about Personal Development in 2012. 


Success leaves clues. Why take one new massive goals when you
haven’t even reflected upon this past year’s success? I guess
that’s why I’ve never been good nor seen the point with “New
Years Resolutions”. If you want to replicate ANY form of success,
you need to REFLECT on WHY and HOW you were successful. It is for
this reason I feel that it’s much more important to reflect upon
what you’ve learned over the past year. It’s in the reflection
that we are reminded of life’s lessons.


As always: can’t WAIT to hear your feedback at the end! Which
lessons did you connect with? Where in your life did you
experience something similar?


Real quick: I’d also like to note that I’m in no way trying to
sound preachy. These are as much reminders for myself to look
back on throughout the years as they are to you! May we all get
something out of these!


STOKED!


Top 8 Things I Learned About: Personal
Development 
1. “WHAT ONE CAN BE, ONE MUST
BE” In short, this has become my life’s philosophy.
What Abraham Maslow is saying is that all of us have this
divinely inspired need of self-actualization. It’s corny but
true, that everyone is as unique on the inside as they are on the
outside. The universe NEVER recreates. You were put here for a
distinct purpose. We must fully express ourselves and use our
unique gifts / services to better serve the world. Don’t cheat us
from your unique gifts!


2. THERE’S NO “HOLY GRAILS”. “Life,
Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”. Did you know that back in
Jefferson’s day, the word “pursuit” actually meant, “PRACTICE”?
Pretty different than our common interpretation of “to chase
after”. If we want happiness, whatever that means to us, we can’t
be caught up in this Holy Grail chase of “one day”. We must
practice it EVERYday. VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S6H05qFHPg


3. EXPRESS OR DEPRESS . Probably my most
important lesson this year. Everything in nature has a polar
opposite. There’s hot / cold, night / day, male / female,
depression / expression. If you want to get out of a rut, you
NEED to express yourself. This looks totally different for
everyone. My favorite way is through Dynamic Drumming Meditation.
All you drumming buddies know what I mean! EXPRESS OR DEPRESS!


4. CONSISTENCY ON THE FUNDAMENTALS. Not
taking time for yourself is like saying that you’re too busy
driving to stop for gas! Ridiculous right!? Yet we do this SO
much. Doing the fundamentals or things that FILL you up is a
must. My big ones are: Exercise, good nutrition, proper
hydration, expression, restful sleep, and personal development
books. What are yours!? Do them!


5. REAL COURAGE IS… Real courage is NOT
getting rid of fear; REAL courage is taking action in spite of
fear. I feel there’s a huge myth in our society that we’ll “one
day” or “somehow” completely rid ourselves of fear. Let’s listen
to good ol’ Mark Twain with this gem: “courage is resistance to
fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.” Take action.
Yesterday you said tomorrow. Begin it today.


6. WHEN YOU’RE GREEN YOU’RE GROWING “When
you’re green, you’re growing. When you’re ripe, you start to
rot.” -Ray Kroc. In short, never stop learning. Oh MAN is this
true! There’s something so beautiful about growth. As is in
nature when something stops growing, it dies. The same is true
with us! You may not die in a literal sense, but you’ll be one of
those people who die at the age of 25 and continue walking around
like a zombie till 70! Never. Stop. Learning.


7. KNOLEDGE COMES IN THE REFLECTION I’ll be
the first to admit, this one’s super hard for me to practice. I
feel the constant need to be in the “Action Mode” when in
reality, real growth happens in the “Reflection Mode”. Journaling
has become a huge practice of mine. I feel that this is where
everything really soaks in. Knowledge without application is
useless.


8. 95% A BITCH, 100% A BREEZE How true is
this title? There’s that monkey on your back when you don’t fully
commit. It’s always going to beg the question of “is this the 5%
day?” That 5% will start turning into 50, then pretty soon you
quit! When you’re REALLY 100%, there’s NO question and NO guess
work! It’s a breeze because there’s no thinking! Take the 100%
and live it!


Thanks for the support guys!


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-Danger


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