would you?
This title was "benchmarked" from a Seth Godin blog post on December 1st. He is promoting his really cool business internship idea. If I lived in New York, I would apply. After finishing the article, I moved on to other blog posts and finished some work. But, after I was done, the title of his post was still with me.
If I could change my life, would I? When I repeated the title out loud, I was shocked at my response. Move. Hmm....did I really say that? Is that a "grass is always greener" default? Well, I can change my life - I have that power. We all do. So, maybe the real question is why haven't I?
This is not the first time recently that I have talked about location (reference Who's Your City post). But after more thought, I realized that while other cities may offer more opportunities for me, I won't capitalize on those opportunities unless I make some changes in the day to day decisions I make.
While big, hairy, audacious goals (i.e. radical change) can take us to a new level, its the routine things we do (the 2-5 yard gains for you football fans) that steadily move our lives forward and affect our happiness. So, while I think that we need to take those big steps, the real change comes in our everyday actions. I can change my life and I will - every time I make a choice. Here are some choices I can make everyday that will change my life.
1. Workout - there is no excuse for being out of shape.
2. Be happy - life can be MUCH worse.
3. Look at every situation as an opportunity - thought followed by action changes the world
4. Do something - no one is responsible for my happiness (or unhappiness) but me
5. Appreciate people, places, and things - its not all about ME.
6. Be responsible - financially, morally, intellectually.
I have been lazy in my choices and lazy in my thinking. It's time to just do it.
Think, then act. Take charge of your life and make it what you want it to be - every moment, every day.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
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4 comments:
I like your thinking here. It's like we need to sit down, put on our Nikes, stand up, and JUST DO IT!
Of course, since we live in Florida we can do it in flip flops.
Love the flip flops idea!
Sometimes the thinking is way easier than the acting. But, that said, I've found that once I start acting - it takes on a life of its own and pretty soon I'm moving at a breakneck pace in the direction I want to go:) It's a perfect demonstration of that whole inertia concept they told us about back in jr. high, I guess.
Devon
Thinking is definitely easier for me than the doing! Ha. But, you are right, keeping my mind focused on what it is I am trying to do feeds the doing and seems to encourage more doing.
Now, if I had a little more rest right now, I might have the energy for a little inertia!!!
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