Wisdom from a 1999 Classic Movie 🤖

🤖 Wisdom From the Iron Giant

I haven’t watched the 1999 Warner Bros Feature Animation The Iron Giant for nearly roughly 2 decades.

But that didn’t stop me from recently waking in the middle of the night with the following quote bouncing around in my head:

“You are who you choose to be.”
- Hogarth Hughes and the Iron Giant

As it came to mind, I knew that I had to write a newsletter about it.

Do you believe that you have a say in who you are? 📝

And perhaps more importantly, do you know who you want to be? 📝

If so, who? 📝

The Iron Giant responded by saying “Superman”, but I suspect your answer might be a bit more in-depth.

And I respect that this might be a challenging question to answer for some, so I do encourage you to take some time to reflect on this.

🗳️ Who Has Your Vote?

Do you know who you are voting for?

Don’t worry - this newsletter isn’t getting political!

I’m more speaking about this quote by everyone’s favourite habit expert:

“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.”
- James Clear

If you’re familiar with Atomic Habits, you’ll understand the context of this quote.

Your positive habits compound, and so too do your negative ones.

You can either fulfil your potential, or you can squander it.

With that in mind, who is the person that you’re voting to become? 📝

What are some of the actions you’ve undertaken that represent the person that you wish to become? 📝

⛵️ But What If…?

I am conscious that you reading this might be thinking:

“I’m not ready to become the person I want to be.”

I get it.

I didn’t think that I was ready to step out and be who God was calling me to be when I started Wisdom Made Easy.

But I have a message for those of you that are scared to be who you want to be…

“A ship in a harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.”
- John A. Shedd

You are designed to be bold and step out of your comfort zone.

There is so much goodness waiting for you if you only step out in faith and grasp it.

Will you be bold and become the person that you want to be? 📝

👍 Recommendations

Today’s recommendation to compliment this newsletter’s content

I regularly reference James Clear’s content - that’s because I think it’s brilliant!

Here’s a little video where he shares about the power of compounding habits:

✍️ What I’m Working On

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Thanks,
Michael

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