Yesterday, I watched this video from Marie Forleo, it has some significant length to it (37:30) but it is INDEED worth every minute (and seconds...lol). Brendon Burchard provides wonderful energy and great tips! I can't wait to read his book! :)
Brendon experienced a dramatic car accident which brought him to ask himself some life questions: "Did I live? As in did I live my life vibrantly and fully? We'll ask did I love? Did I love openly and honestly and completely? And did I matter? Did I make a difference?"
Brendon goes on to explain that life has various needs, as well as 'we' as human also have 10 basic drives - which he mentioned are described and talked about in his book, The Charge.
He does go on to describe that people need to express themselves creatively:
"And so, for some people creative expression isn't just about how you decorate your house or what you wear today. It's how consistent are you in truly expressing who you are and your desires to the world? And the more that you are able to do that, the more you do feel more engaged with the world, and certainly the more the world engages with you."
And then 3/4 of the way through the video, Brendon explains why, we sometime loose charge.... the momentum... the groove. He referenced this primarily for entrepreneurs, however I believe this applies to anyone and to everything we do in life:
"You got, you know, you got a bunch of low hanging fruit. These projects that could be completed if you just sat down and gave it another day, another two days, and you worked it and blocked off time and you protected your time and you just did that. You'd crush it. But right now, what people do is they've got 5 or 6 or 7 open projects that are never going to be complete or be close to being complete. And that creates misery in our lives because there's a part of us, the human drive for congruence. Those two combining in a way says, hey this is something that's on your plate. It's not done. You said you were gonna do it. Why not? And we have this internal conflict now that makes us miserable in our business. And so I tell people all the time, one of the reasons to master productivity is not just so that you get stuff done. It's so you actually get the benefit of feeling fulfilled and satisfied again."
And so, in summary (for me) - this made me go "hummmm...". I do indeed have a bunch of projects on the go and ...am indeed looking for (at times) the low hanging fruits since they're quick and easy!
...and then the Universe spoke to me, again today - It sent me to here: http://networkedblogs.com/Bat79
Another Ha-ha-ha sarcastic moment from the Universe... Article was titled:
When dumb people want nice things
Could you be a little more ...I don't know, nice?! lol
I think God is getting tired of having to repeat himself to me... ;)
Sections of the article that "spoke" to me were:
How many people do you know that want the “simple” solution? It may not even work, but they prize simplicity over everything else. These are the kind of people who ask questions like, “What’s the ONE thing you’d recommend…”...I ask that question... what's wrong with that? "hmmm...."
HEY IDIOT. TOP PERFORMERS DON’T WANT TO KNOW “ONE” THING. THEY WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING. BY ASKING FOR THE ONE THING, YOU HAVE JUST RAISED YOUR HAND AND BASICALLY TOLD EVERYONE, “I’M A LOSER AND I’M NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE USELESS ANSWER YOU’RE ABOUT TO GIVE ME, WHICH BY THE WAY IS USELESS BECAUSE I ASKED A USELESS QUESTION.”Ouch! ... "hummmm..."
This is similar to so many things in our culture: Just get started! (Which is not always good advice.) Give me the one thing to do! What are some crunchy tactical tips??
Oh, you want me to learn about strategy? Hold on mister. You’re saying I need to take time — months, sometimes years — to perfect my craft? No! Get out of my way! Give me the life hacks so I can do it today!!
“You know, practise doesn’t make perfect. Practise makes permanent. The more you practise the wrong things, the more you lay on the hard drive and the harder it is to get rid of it.”
So are we, population of the Western world, ...have we really gotten to the point where value is lost? Have we reached the point where we don't care who plants the fruits, who takes care of them and whatever else is required... Are we at the point where we're just all pickers and we're just picking the ones we want without valuing the craftsmanship behind each bite?The Korean approach demands such sacrifice that it will not work with some athletes or sporting cultures. Some want immediate gratification in the form of medals or championships instead of long-term, long-lasting success.”
...I don't think so... well I don't think EVERYONE is like this. Otherwise we'd have no more fruits to eat. I truly believe in the 'Good' of this planet and I know that we, humans, are where we are because of the "fruit". There are those out there who don't care, and are just going to 'waste' and 'eat' without contributing back... but I know that there are more of "us" out here!!
And each day is a new day, and each new day allows me to live, learn and teach about "fruit".
