“So many people live their lives in an improvisational manner and it’s a disaster waiting to happen.” – Andy Andrews
Question: How can we avoid an improvisational life?
“Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day. Wisdom consists in not exceeding that limit.” – Elbert Hubbard
I totally freaked out this morning. Yup, kind of lost it. Actually, yesterday morning went very similar. Tears, frustration, discouragement. You know the moments.
Your in your pjs, wiping sleep from your eyes, stuffy nose, sore throat, screaming baby, messy house, and a to do list that is impossibly long for the allotted time frame to get it all done.
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“The resistance would like you to curl up in a corner, avoid all threats, take no risks, and hide. It feels safe after all. The paradox is the more you hide, the riskier it is.” –Seth Godin
Normally, I have a hard time going up to strangers and introducing myself. I much prefer to be introduced. That’s the way I’m wired; it’s my “safe” zone.
Recently, I realized I had fallen into the trap of thinking that productivity needed to be coupled with stress and anxiety. I thought I needed to let a problem consume me in order for me to be able to come up with a solution.
However, it dawned on me as I was driving in my car listening to an audiobook that I had it all wrong. You see, I thought if I was optimistic and grateful and kept my stress and anxiety at a minimum, I would be ignoring the challenges that needed to be addressed.
Recently, I’ve been realizing the importance of clothes. The importance of a some good, quality articles of clothing that make you feel like a million bucks.
I knew clothes could do that, but I always thought it was unhealthy to care about what you’re wearing. I thought I was being self-absorbed to want nice fitting clothing that are up to date and look sharp. So, for years, I went for the grunge look, not caring what I looked like.
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“It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision.” -Helen Keller
Question: Have you taken the time to develop a vision for your life? How did it help?
A common hangup I see when people want to make a change in their life is failure to start because they don’t know each and every step. It’s so easy to fall into the trap of thinking that we need to have everything all figured out in order to get going.
I know that this has been true in my own life in more areas than one. For example, I didn’t have everything for my business figured out before my last day at work. However, I knew if I got in the game, more clarity would come.
What makes some people change and some not? When all the information is out and laid before someone, what makes some of us stay the path we are on and some choose a different road completely and never look back?
It seems to be how we view ourselves. We give ourselves labels. Some of them are healthy and true, and some are not.
