Okay, to our seniors, those transferring to a 4-year, those moving up a level, and everyone chasing a dream: Big congrats on your journey and what’s next!
I saw great advice from James Clear’s “3-2-1” newsletter (May 8, 2025, JAMESCLEAR.COM) perfect for you. He suggests three books for success – focusing on habits, mind, and money.
Here are some key takeaways:
3 Quick Ideas from James Clear:
- Learn to Lose to Win: True success is about resilience. Bounce back from failure, undeterred, and keep moving forward. Your response to failure shapes your success.
- Focus Narrows to Freedom: To expand your freedom (financial, physical, intellectual), narrow your focus on what it takes to achieve it. Discipline creates freedom.
- Teach to Learn Deeply: The best way to truly grasp a topic? Teach it. Creating something—a book, class, product, or company—forces deeper learning than just reading.
2 Powerful Quotes He Shared:
- Jiddu Krishnamurti: “The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.” (From: The First and Last Freedom) – Pause before judging.
- C.S. Lewis: “The sword glitters not because the swordsman set out to make it glitter but because he is fighting for his life and therefore moving it very quickly.”1 (From: Surprised by Joy) – Focus on doing your best; recognition will follow.
1 Question For You (from Seth Godin):
- “Better waves make better surfers. Are you on the right beach?” – Are your surroundings helping you grow?
The 3 Recommended Books (Great for anyone!):
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
- Quick Take: Get 1% better daily. A proven system for building good habits and ditching bad ones for continuous improvement.
- Don’t Believe Everything You Think, Expanded Edition by Joseph Nguyen
- Quick Take: Master your mind. Overcome anxiety and self-doubt by understanding how your thoughts shape reality, without needing constant motivation.
- The Simple Path to Wealth, Revised Edition by JL Collins
- Quick Take: Financial independence, simplified. Straightforward principles for building wealth that will serve you for life.
As you move forward, remember these points. Bounce back, focus, keep learning, and make sure you’re in the right place to thrive.
Go make your mark!
(Source: Adapted from James Clear “3-2-1” newsletter, May 8, 2025, JAMESCLEAR.COM)
