Gerard Bonner

Note to self.

The grind is real.
So is the need for a break.

Find the environment and community that will give you space to refuel and recharge. You’re going to need it to maximize your impact.

Take a break.

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Examine your connections. Have the tough conversations. Align and realign your circles.

Your present and future success depends on it.

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Note to self.

You were never meant to do life alone.

With that said, you can’t find success with just anyone. Sometime the best things in life are locked away, waiting for the right connections to grant access.

Let’s no longer lie to ourselves in the name of convenience. Life is meant to be enjoyed not endured.

Find and fully embrace joy.

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Note to self.

This year, you found yourself saying “It’s not that bad” as a way to pacify a less than optimal situation.

If it’s not ending in or producing joy, it IS that bad.

So discover where and with whom you can safely refuel. The world needs you. YOU need you. (3/3)

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Yet you cannot neglect you in the process. The same kindness and compassion you show to others is often what you need. You just may not be able to get these needs met by the same people you serve. (2/3)

Note to self.

It’s time to start placing high value on YOU.
Having a big heart is honorable. Caring for others and their well being is necessary and a genuine reflection of your heart. (1/3)

No matter how kind, giving, compassionate, or supportive you may be, you can NOT convince or coerce someone’s appetite.

So do yourself a favor. Take your well seasoned brisket to a meat loving community and find joy.

I reiterate. You can’t make a vegan eat meat.

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Note to self.

You can’t make a vegan eat meat.

The issues you’re dealing with surrounding acceptance may not be a reflection of a personal deficiency. You may simply be putting yourself in front of the wrong audience.

It’s time to both assess and reassess where you are and where you’re going. Do you have the right people on the journey with you?

It’s decision time.

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Do not allow loyalty to keep you in places and relationships that you’ve outgrown. You wouldn’t stay in the 3rd grade for 12 years solely because you like the teacher. Growth and graduation requires change.

Note to self.

You’ve granted people access to you in an earlier season of life that are now ill prepared to handle that level of proximity. It’s not that they are bad people. They just don’t have the capacity to handle your evolution.

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So release the music. Post the content. Write the book. Open the business. You’re looking for perfection. Your audience is looking for your passion.

Never forget that the secret ingredient for the win is YOU!!

Here’s the cheat code.

What makes “IT” special is that YOU did it. And no one in the planet can be a better you than…YOU!!

Note to self.

Comparison is a monster.
So consider this.

There will always be someone who appears to be more skilled. There will always be someone more talented. But skill nor talent makes someone “the best”.

Your story is a worthy story to be told. The details are going to remind others of how different and valuable they are. There is a great plan at work and YOU are part of it.

Chin up. Stay encouraged. It’s STILL working out for you.

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Note to self…

Your process is different for a reason. Stop internalizing the difference as a deficiency on your part. The path is non-traditional because YOU are different.

Resist the temptation to alter who you are and what you do to fit in to new spaces.

Be you!! Be the BEST version of you….but be YOU!!

Death to shape shifting.

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Note to self.

In our attempts to gain favor and approval, there is incredible temptation to fit in to what “they” want. Remember, the invitation came because of who you are and what you’ve already demonstrated. Who YOU are will be an asset, not who you amend yourself to become.

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Stay the course. Things are coming together and will fall into place at just the right time.

Timing really is everything.

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You will be at the space you’re supposed to be at the right time!! Perhaps you aren’t there yet not because you aren’t good enough. Maybe you’re needed in that space at a more opportune moment than right now.

One of the most frustrating feelings is knowing you’re better than others will acknowledge.

Here’s some pain medicine.

Stop beating yourself up about the interview. Be kind to yourself about that moment you think you failed. There’s something at work bigger than you. It’s called TIMING!!

Someone in your world desperately needs encouragement from you! Find something kind and genuine to say. It could literally save their lives.

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Note to self.

One of the greatest acts of generosity one can render are authentic compliments.

Words have always been powerful. The right expressions can build and uplift. The wrong words can create havoc and chaos.

For as much as you give, if the pool is empty when it’s time to receive, you’ll be deficient.

It’s time to upgrade the collective we call community. Who has both the desire and the capacity to effectively handle you?

Here’s to community upgrades.

One of the reasons so many of us are so emotionally spent is that we are connected to communities who’ve exhausted their capacity.

Being engaged in unbalanced relationships of any kind will ultimately come back to haunt you.

One of the most beautiful and yet uniquely challenging spaces are growing pains. Becoming better often means a change in environment and community….

May you connect with the people who embrace your today and tomorrow more than your yesterday.