Part of the outcome from today’s meeting is a list of information that needs to be gathered and tasks that need to be accomplished in the next couple days, preferably Monday. All of these items were named to be absolutely critical. Because I am traveling back to the source where this information can be gathered I have been assigned responsibility for about 90% of these absolutely critical tasks. I am now Critical
Also, coming back to my thoughts about yesterday and the science of personal achievement I just wanted to emphasize how important some of this stuff is to your life. One of the 6 intellectual factors that we discussed was Perception. It is our perception of the problem that can really make a HUGE DIFFERENCE in the quality of our life and the outcomes/results of our business dealings. First off, things will happen to you. Obstacles may present themselves, challenges will appear, and commitments may not be fulfilled. At the same time expectations will sometimes be exceeded, obstacles will be overcome, and goals will be achieved. None of what actually happens is really that important! These are just the facts and they do not change. What is important is our perception of what we see, hear, touch, feel, and smell and how we process that information and the paradigms we process with. Two people can see or hear the exact same words and have totally different opinions.
Imagine I’m working on a new door in a house I’m renovating. There’s a little child watching me work. I’m messing with a screw driver trying to secure a new deadbolt to the door. I’m having a really hard time with it as the door is made of some kind of plastic and I’m grimacing and grunting and I try to turn the screwdriver. The innocent kid watches what I’m doing and looks at my face and says, “Did you know that you smile when you screw?”
That’s just a joke, but you get the point. Everything that happens in life is open to interpretation. It’s your choice to have whatever interpretation you want, but no matter what you choose there will be a consequence. Ever heard people say things like…”oh, well, that’s just my luck. If something bad is going to happen it will happen to me.” They’re right. Something bad will happen….and it will happen to them.
I myself tend to have very good luck. I usually win games, succeed in business, am saved by the bell, get the girl, get picked for the promotion, find a good parking space, get to the post office in time, make my connecting flight, etc. etc. Does that mean that bad stuff has never happened? Absolutely not. I’ve made some bonehead mistakes that have cost me years of time and lots of money. But it’s a good thing I made those mistakes so that I could learn those lessons. Have I had unfortunate events happen to me that were out of my control? Absolutely yes. But again it’s a good thing because I needed to learn lessons of letting go of what I can’t control. It’s more than just having a positive mental attitude. It’s taking control of your physical world. It’s making sure your endeavors are as profitable as possible. It making your relationships work. It’s having whatever you want in life….anything can be yours…..but it depends on your perception. Some people think that all this is just “positive thinking” crap and that all you’re doing is burying your head in the sand against the reality of life. Again….the facts don’t change. The fact may be that you have $3000 worth of bills this month and only $2000 to pay it with. If you get really upset and depressed and talk about how bad the situation is I can almost guaranty that next month will be WORSE for you. However, if you say this is exciting and you’re grateful that you’re in this situation so that you can learn how to get out, change your habits that got you into this mess and start listing ways you can fix it today and get started today, don’t you think that this approach will lead to a better result next month?
1 comments:
AMEN to that! very well spoken!
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