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FROM THE FOUNDER
Embracing curiosity, open-mindedness, and positive thinking leads to personal growth, stronger connections, and greater success in life and business. A few things I have learned recently
I got up this morning as I do each Monday morning thinking about what I wanted to write for my column in The Zweig Letter . While I keep a running list of ideas in my phone, none of them appealed to me. What I decided I really wanted to do instead was tell you about a few of the things I learned or had reinforced to me recently that I thought might help you. They may seem disconnected but they are all important to me.
Mark Zweig
Here they are: 1. Last Friday, I was thinking about one of my former students from a couple years ago. He is an extremely intelligent guy – but has had some problems deciding what he wants to do with his life – and he is one I spent a considerable amount of time with when he was a student and in the year after graduation as well. I had not heard from him in several months but decided to do an experiment. I thought I would just think about him and see if he contacted me. I know that may sound crazy to some of you. I almost told my wife I was doing that just to prove it works but didn’t. Nevertheless, on Sunday he did in fact text me
to check up on me and let me know what he was doing. This reinforced to me how interconnected we all are in ways we don’t understand, and how powerful thought really is. It’s another reason why inputting positive information and staying positive is so important to all of us. Our thoughts can actually influence the outcome. 2. Our individual capability to learn really is unlimited, and some of the tools available to us today make becoming knowledgeable on almost any subject possible. There have been several instances where I proved this to myself recently, with subjects both seemingly simple (but not)
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