I love this and appreciate your vulnerability. I've often had these thoughts as a teacher when I look at all of these writers who have been published and made an impact and "what have I done???" But I know that I've made an impact on certain individuals and the books are still out there to write and here I am on Substack writing as well. I don't want to lose myself or my family to make a difference. I can do both, just on a smaller scale.
Whenever I’m thinking that I need to do something big and to change the world I will remind myself of this Chinese saying: 修身，齊家，治國，平天下. You can Google the meaning of this to have a better understanding.
I've never heard of this before! Literally translated: "Cultivate yourself, work together, govern the country, and equalise the world." Does this mean that to do big things you first gotta do the small things, starting from yourself, family, country, then beyond?
If so, it reminds me of my favourite quote by author Gustave Flaubert: "Be steady and well-ordered in your life so you can be fierce and original in your work." Not the same thing, but a similar vein!
Yea, something along that line. With great power comes great responsibilities and we are not that great yet so start small with ourselves and people around us.
Just saw Elon tweeting this, thought it's totally relevant and speaks to the sacrifices needed:
"I never wanted to be CEO – just wanted to work on product/technology. Bill Harris sounded like he would be a great CEO, given his Intuit experience, but he was not.
I love this and appreciate your vulnerability. I've often had these thoughts as a teacher when I look at all of these writers who have been published and made an impact and "what have I done???" But I know that I've made an impact on certain individuals and the books are still out there to write and here I am on Substack writing as well. I don't want to lose myself or my family to make a difference. I can do both, just on a smaller scale.
That last sentence is exactly how I feel these days. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this Sarah!
Whenever I’m thinking that I need to do something big and to change the world I will remind myself of this Chinese saying: 修身，齊家，治國，平天下. You can Google the meaning of this to have a better understanding.
I've never heard of this before! Literally translated: "Cultivate yourself, work together, govern the country, and equalise the world." Does this mean that to do big things you first gotta do the small things, starting from yourself, family, country, then beyond?
If so, it reminds me of my favourite quote by author Gustave Flaubert: "Be steady and well-ordered in your life so you can be fierce and original in your work." Not the same thing, but a similar vein!
Yea, something along that line. With great power comes great responsibilities and we are not that great yet so start small with ourselves and people around us.
Just saw Elon tweeting this, thought it's totally relevant and speaks to the sacrifices needed:
"I never wanted to be CEO – just wanted to work on product/technology. Bill Harris sounded like he would be a great CEO, given his Intuit experience, but he was not.
Running companies hurts my heart, but I don’t see any other way to bring technology & design to fruition." - https://mobile.twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1532265043391291392