this isn’t polished
it symbolises, though, a lot of what we wrestle with every day
stephen covey calls it scripting
but i think it goes deeper than that
we enter the world
we live our life for the moment
and then … the reality of life kicks in
living a life
but is it our life we are living?
right now i am wrestling with my programming
but whose programming is it?
my career choices
the medium of law?
at the start of the year, i made a pact with my daemon that i would simplify
and i have done so
but what it has made me realise is how little i know
i have done lots of things but learnt very little (About myself)
MY PAST HAS NOT PREPARED ME FOR MY CURRENT EMOTIONAL STATE
AND CERTAINLY FOR THE PATH AHEAD
i wanted success
a nice car
a nice house
a comfortable life
but what i realise is that connecting to our real self is more important
what we aim for is to explore a life of meaning and to be happy
but very often life becomes meaningless when you get no satisfaction from the things that you thought would make you happy
to be truly happy you have to focus on the impersonal; something that makes a meaningful difference to others (near and far) and not just in the self-fulfilment of our goals
and you have to fulfil your desire to self-express
i am not one to dwell on the past
you won’t hear me utter the words “if only”
if only is weak
we make our luck
persistence, passion and patience are omnipotent
but you need to understand the lacuna that you past has left you with
it’s not just a case of filling it with more knowledge
but rather understanding who you are
bRAND yOU is about making the most of You
it is not about acting out a faux version of you
it may not be helpful but imagine a life devoid of attachment
when you think of your past it requires you to build
until you reach a point of …
i am not suggesting a life of lack but sometimes it is important to drop the pretence and ask yourself what really makes you happy
and great leaders
as much as we would wish to banish our past, we cannot escape it
but it is imporant to recognise when it is holding us back
as i believe is the case for me
i want to make a difference
i want to feel that i have given my best at every turn
and i want to have some fun, make my family proud and be thought of as player
yes, i might be a pain in the arse because i am always pushing against the status quo
but for me it’s about staying curious to the end
and trying to test our resolve in the face of things that frighten us
life on the edge
but at least i can say i lived
i mentioned last week my misgivings about daily blogging
in retrospect it wasn’t the effort it was the message.
i am awash with ideas – helpful ones i hope – but i can’t see the need to cajole, persuade or empower when the valve is shut tight
to learn more you have to be open to change
if your mindset is inward then you need to come to a different paradigm in your own time
and that stage, i will still be here
the future is a sea of opportunity
and a wide blue ocean at that.