Is it just ME, or do you ever wonder how some
people are constantly doing something - all
the time?
I’ve decided the answer is that they choose to,
and it’s a good choice.
We have been deluged with the Law of Attraction
(LOA) theme in the last 8 years, or so.
Once “The Secret” was let out of the bag (Press Pause: come on, now, was
it really a secret?) we’ve been told to think about the power of thought.
(“thought”, in this case, a noun, not the past tense of what it was we used to
be thinking. Let’s not create another
chicken and egg debate!)
OK, I get it. Think positive thoughts and positive things will just happen,
right? Not totally out of my realm of
acceptance; just a bit naive, I’d say.
If you sit around all day thinking lovely,
positive thoughts….. well, I don’t think there’s any secret here – nothing
happens. LOA? LOL!
Here’s “the secret”…actually, the game plan:
1.)
Think
2.)
Decide
3.)
Take Action
4.)
Complete Task
5.)
Access…………………………..and REPEAT
Thinking isn’t enough; that’s called
dreaming. It’s about actualizing. The good news is that this is episodic; it’s
forgiving. You can press “restart” just
by deciding. Your decisions can float.
You can decide to lead in one circumstance; you can decide to follow in
another. It’s always your choice. Either way, you win. In fact, everyone wins!
I’m a planner.
My dad used to always ask, “What’s on your agenda, today”. He was telling us we needed to have
purpose. We needed to have a set of
goals – if only for the day.
Perhaps, that’s what made me a
list-writer. The joy of writing a list
begins when you start crossing things off the list . Ah, the satisfaction.
Something got done.
Then I started writing perpetual lists. One thing off the top; something added to the
bottom. Ah, the empowerment.
I decided a long time ago the one thing I would
never want to live with was regret (and the guy I wasted much of my 30s
with!). I’d rather try and not succeed
(not the same as failing), learn something and try again – or something
new. Kind of like the 5-step approach,
above.
I look at having choice not as another burden,
but as a blessing. It’s freedom. It’s also about accountability. We must accept the results of our actions or
lack of action. That’s fair.
May I offer this suggestion...please?
Before you get out of bed in the morning decide
what kind of a day you want to have. Then, plant your feet firmly on the floor
and take the first step in that direction.
Now, you have an agenda. You have
a goal. Maybe a list. You have purpose. That’s the only way you can be an effective
leader, an effective follower and the perfect combination of both. We need to know who or what purpose we are
serving (this is true for leaders and followers), how we satisfy a need, how we
impact the world. It starts when we
decide.
So, IS it just me…or do you admire those who have a plan?
Tell me, are you a list-writer?
How does it help you?
Please excuse me, now…I have to cross “Blog” off today’s
list!
And, thanks for deciding to read this Blog! (BTW:
for proper response, see Blog of Monday, Nov. 26, 2012!)
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