Archive for November, 2011
Letter #1 – Life outside the cage
Posted on 18. Nov, 2011 by Brett.
Letter #1 – Life outside the cage
From: Brett Trapp – Nov 18, 2011
To: Brett Trapp – Nov 18, 2001
Dear Brett,
Well, I guess it’s here. Happy birthday. I hope your 20s are your greatest decade yet (but not the greatest ever…haha).
These letters have been fun. It was a great way for me to distill everything [...]
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Letter #2 – The ignorance list
Posted on 17. Nov, 2011 by Brett.
Letter #2 – The ignorance list
From: Brett Trapp – Nov 17, 2011
To: Brett Trapp – Nov 17, 2001
Dear Brett,
Well, this is it. Your last day in your teens, my last day in my 20s. Hopefully you’re seeing that life only sprints. It doesn’t know how to crawl.
In your late 20s you’ll start becoming a [...]
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Letter #3 – The self in righteousness
Posted on 16. Nov, 2011 by Brett.
Letter #3 – The self in righteousness
From: Brett Trapp – Nov 16, 2011
To: Brett Trapp – Nov 16, 2001
Dear Brett,
I wrote you yesterday about this issue of reliance vs. self-reliance. I need to address one more hyphenated “self” issue with you today. This one’s going to sting a bit so brace yourself.
You became a [...]
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Letter #4 – Reliance
Posted on 15. Nov, 2011 by Brett.
Letter #4 – Reliance
From: Brett Trapp – Nov 15, 2011
To: Brett Trapp – Nov 15, 2001
Dear Brett,
I’m up in the mountains right now, about an hour north of Atlanta. I’m staying in a one bedroom cabin with faded pictures of bears and floors made of compressed wood. There’s a fog hovering over the mountains in [...]
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Letter #5 – The truth about hard work
Posted on 15. Nov, 2011 by Brett.
Letter #5 – The truth about hard work
From: Brett Trapp – Nov 14, 2011
To: Brett Trapp – Nov 14, 2001
Dear Brett,
Well, you turn 20 in four days and I turn 30 in four days. Crazy, huh?
Last thought on work as we come down the home stretch with these letters:
You need to work really hard in [...]
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Letter #6 – Fear, growth, confidence, success
Posted on 13. Nov, 2011 by Brett.
Letter #6 – Fear, growth, confidence, success
From: Brett Trapp – Nov 13, 2011
To: Brett Trapp – Nov 13, 2001
Dear Brett,
Here’s a wild idea for personal growth. I want you to practice it a lot over the next ten years because I fear know you won’t do it enough. Ready?
Attempt things that you are not equipped [...]
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Letter #7 – Palms up
Posted on 12. Nov, 2011 by Brett.
Letter #7 – Palms up
From: Brett Trapp – Nov 12, 2011
To: Brett Trapp – Nov 12, 2001
Dear Brett,
Ok, I’m back. Sorry for the left-overs yesterday.
In letter #9 I gave you a long list of your weaknesses. I forgot one, and it’s one of your biggest.
You’re easily offended.
When someone challenges you, you snap at them. [...]
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Letter #8 – Vampires and surgeons
Posted on 11. Nov, 2011 by Brett.
Letter #8 – Vampires and surgeons
From: Brett Trapp – Nov 11, 2011
To: Brett Trapp – Nov 11, 2001
Dear Brett,
Hey buddy. Happy Veterans Day.
Can I be honest? It’s Friday afternoon, I’m tired, and I don’t feel like writing. But you’re not getting off that easy. A while back, I had this crazy idea about haters and [...]
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Letter #9 – Weakness plan
Posted on 10. Nov, 2011 by Brett.
Letter #9 – Weakness plan
From: Brett Trapp – Nov 10, 2011
To: Brett Trapp – Nov 10, 2001
Dear Brett,
How did that make you feel yesterday? Talking about weaknesses and all.
You don’t want to hear this. You don’t. But it’s true: You have weaknesses. Quite a few of them. You’re going to learn all about them in [...]
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Letter #10 – Enduring friends
Posted on 09. Nov, 2011 by Brett.
Letter #10 – Enduring friends
From: Brett Trapp – Nov 9, 2011
To: Brett Trapp – Nov 9, 2001
Dear Brett,
I told you yesterday about the value in traveling with friends. Let’s talk about friends for a minute.
At the age of 29 (only ten days til 30), I’ve been able to see a bit farther here. And what [...]
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