Mindset - Jodie Cook (Page 13)

Choosing yourself

Once upon a time, if I wanted to win big in a particular profession, I had to wait to be picked.

Whatever is niggling you right now, there are three ways forward and the choice is yours.

Fear stories are told, often unsolicited, to us by others.

We are obsessed with the new and it has many implications.

Records are broken every day. Things once considered beyond human capability happen.

You can wake up in the morning and decide to have a bad day.

Valuing security means you make certain decisions.

For a reason I don't quite know, I kept all the rejection emails I received when applying for jobs and graduate schemes after university.

Passing comment or opinion on the actions, appearance or words of another person creates distance.