Lessons With A King

Well, you might not like this but we all know it: people will disappoint you. The thing about being human is that we are fallible. We are not perfect. We will mess up. So when someone disappoints you rather than lose your shit, sit bad and remind yourself you are dealing with a human being and they are fallible. It’s ok. It sucks but you can’t lose your head because someone that promised to show up didn’t.

PROMPT: When was the last time you were disappointed? What happened? How did you handle it?

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In the film, Pain, and Gain, there’s a scene where a “guru” says there are two types of people: doers and don’t’ers. If you haven’t seen the film, be sure to check it out. Anyway, we should take opportunities as they show up. They don’t always come. However, we need to know when to say no. Not just say no but actually mean it and stick to it. Remember, the cost of the things you do are the things you didn’t do. So if you say no to something, you get the opportunity to say yes to something else.

PROMPT: What are you not a “don’ter” for (basically, what won’t you not do)?

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Routines make your life a lot easier. When you find a routine that works for you, stick to it and if the current routine you have isn’t working for you, change it. When you have a routine that works, it’s almost like clockwork; things just appear to fall in place. Routines, good routines, are your friends.

PROMPT: Do you have any routines for your morning and/or night? If yes, what are they? If no, why not?

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Privilege gets tossed around a lot these days and you know what, rightly so. However, we need to all take some time to think of the privilege we might have. Yes, some will have way more privilege than others but if you do take time and you see you have some kind of privilege, you need to use that knowledge when you navigate life especially with others that do not enjoy that privilege.

PROMPT: What privileges do you have? How can you use it for the benefit of the less privileged?

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More often than not, when someone is angry, it’s because they are afraid of something. So when someone is angry at you, rather than engage that anger, try to figure out what they are afraid of. This goes for you too: when you feel that anger bubbling, take a step back and ask, what are you really afraid of?

PROMPT: What were you really afraid of the last time you were angry?

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