Author: Gary

Find what you love to do and do it.  Well, for me, and no doubt for many of you, that didn’t work.

Why?  That statement doesn’t include you as the most important part.  If you’re lucky enough to find a career that comes with a complete identity, and that identity fits you well, maybe it’s a good statement.

Most of us will struggle with this catch-phrase until we see a much bigger picture.  To see it, ask yourself this question.  How can I do this job, career, or own this business and do it in a way I look forward to it every day?

Now that’s a twist.   Think about it.

Create your journey!

 

When you first set sail to deeper waters than you’ve ever sailed before, there’s a feeling you’ll have that makes you wonder, what am I doing, how rough are the waters going to be?  Maybe I should just sail down the coast, after all, who needs to go there anyway. Is there really anything I’ll see at the Virgin Islands we don’t have at South Padre?

When that feeling comes, shake it off.  That feeling’s the very thing that keeps us from our dreams.

Stay the course!

 

When we are starting over, we can not hold on to the past.  We must let go.

Starting over is about recreating from the beginning.  You’re not starting over if you carry the baggage of your past.  This we’ve all been told so it must be true.

Most of us, however, have acquired a lot of assets.  Don’t discard assets as baggage.  What relationships do we have that are assets?  What knowledge from our experience is an asset?  What would you do different this time if you could just continue the journey from where you are?

When our car breaks down on a long trip, we fix the problem and go on our way!  In life, we hear the age-old adage, start over.  Think about it, you wouldn’t be halfway to California, have a blow-out and when you replace the tire that has stopped your progress, go back to Texas and start over would you?

That just doesn’t make sense.

Here’s what we should say, continue with an updated plan!  Reschedule, replan and get rolling!

After all, Life is a Journey!

There are days that your best-laid plans will not move forward.

The event was rained out.  The plans you had could not move forward, conditions were beyond your control, what now?

That’s when you take advantage.  Rained Out means you just gained time.

Some say you can’t add time to you clock, but if you take advantage, you can.  This is time you did not have.  Use it.  Capitalize on this extra time.

Do something extreme, something you’ve been putting off.  Something that could bring great returns in the very near or distant future.   Something you would not have done in your typical day or work schedule.

This could become a quantum leap!

 

It’s raining, it’s pouring and it’s expected to continue for days on end.

Here in Texas, there is one thing I know for sure.

The Sun will shine again!

Plan ahead for the sun to shine in your life.

It could be very soon.

 

Is there something you want, a goal you’ve not yet reached?

Ask yourself, What’s Holding Me Back?   

Do you often feel it’s too late?

What if it’s not too late?  What would you do?

Is it believable?  Could it be believable, for you?

What if you just don’t have a clue but know that you want more?  Maybe you need more direction, help to know what is best to do?

Now imagine, having a real support team to help you make it possible!

Would you join a team of like-minded people who help each other reach their goals by sharing?

If you have an interest in support, leave a comment!

Practice – Scalable – Launchable

A business is typically one of the above.  When choosing your next career you should first have a clear picture of what these three words represent.

Years ago I started a business and after years of trying found it was not realistically scalable.  In my case, I could not multiply it x10 or any number.  That is, not and maintain the quality I enjoyed providing for my clients.

My business was and still is, a practice.  Limited in growth.

For my next career, I choose not a practice, not a  scalable business, but a career that is launchable.  What’s the difference you may ask!

Scalable is a business idea or model you can multiply x10 or x 100, etc.  Launchable simply means you can set it in motion and it continues to grow, like a space exploration capsule.   It continues for years and years to send back to you based on the quality of what you “send out”.

Launchable.

What can you focus on that will bring more living into your life?

What skills can you acquire to magnify this focus?

Focus and refine your efforts.

Live!

 

The skies are clear this morning.  (I took a peek & saw the stars!)

I have plenty of productive work to do and good health to do it.

My wife, two grown kids, their loves and my grandchild are all doing well.

We live in a country with unlimited opportunities and resources.

I will be productive today, I will live this day well!

Today I celebrate my 63rd Birthday!

For these things and more, I am truly grateful.

 

It’s easy to just put it off.  Isn’t that what most of us do?  We’d like to have a life where we could enjoy the day on our terms, but it’s easy not to make the little changes, to trim the sails.  Instead, we let the wind take us in directions we don’t really want to go.

To take control and make the changes you want, you must first know what you don’t want in your life anymore, what’s keeping you from having that life you’ve dreamed of.  It could be much easier than you first imagine.  Sometimes what you want is confused by what others plant in our minds.  You need a giant house, you need to have recognition, you need to be famous, you need, you need.  If that rings a bell, you may have lost your way.

Find your way!  What would today look like if you could simply do as you please?  What about tomorrow and the next day?  Do this over and over, realizing they don’t have to look the same.  In fact, each day the same may be exactly what you don’t want in your life.  Typically, if under the control of someone else or a company that’s directing your routine, doing things you simply don’t enjoy, you’ll find each and every day tends to be the same.  That’s being in a rut.

Breakaway, describe in detail many perfect days, days filled with activities that would be pleasurable, uplifting or fulfilling to you, then if your recourses don’t match, your available time, money, relationships, or whatever, make a list of the changes you would need and then simply find a way or ways to have those resources doing something you could truly enjoy.

Heres my example of me, stuck in a rut.  The career I’ve had for years consumed every waken moment.  It filled me with stress, concern and a feeling of overwhelm.  I would find myself frustrated at those I hired to do tasks that did them poorly or just couldn’t do them at all.  There were so many things beyond my control and it was like fighting daily to make forward progress.  At the end of very long work days, I was emotionally drained.  I was not living my life.  Although I was on a difficult road, it was the path of least resistance.

Change!

Live the life YOU want!

It’s better late than never!