Dan T. Rogers

I am responsible for my actions. Not the outcomes. Outcomes are above my pay grade. I can control the effort. Not the result. I can choose the behavior. Not …

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I’ve learned I can’t think my way intoa better way of acting. That’s the loop of overinflating my thoughts. Details that keep me stuck. My experience has …

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Learning is a relationship with the unknown. Something I haven’t met yet. Something unfamiliar. A belief is different. A belief is like an old …

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Every game has rules. Every life too. Rules set the boundaries. What counts. What doesn’t. What’s in. What’s out. Actions fill the space inside those …

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My days are mostly routine. Conditioning. Default. Instinct. Mostly. Routines get me through the basics. Wake up. Brush my teeth. Check my phone. Default …

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It’s easy to confusefacts and opinions. It’s easy to forgetthat opinions don’t matter outside my own head. Precious thinking encourages life without …

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I offer grace easily to others. Their mistakes. Their shortcomings. Their stuckness. I call it patience. Understanding. Compassion. Not with myself. I …

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I was told success was linear. Set the goal. Make the plan. Follow the steps. Progress in a straight line. Turns out, theboss doesn’t draw in straight …

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