As you may or may not know, I've been working on a new book, tentatively titled Find Your Passion, Live Your Bliss. Well, after reading a recent e-mail from Brian Johnson, founder of en*theos, I have modified that to Giving Service, Finding Bliss.
Brian's message is that e-mail, which introduced the Craftsman mindset as espoused by Cal Newport in his book So Good They Can't Ignore You, is that you find your bliss by creating value, by providing service.
A quote from Cal Newport's book goes like this:
"Whereas the craftsman mindset focuses on what you can offer the world, the passion mindset focuses on what the world can offer you."
Brian also asks the question, "How can you serve more profoundly?"
One of the reasons I am happy and content in my current job is that I feel like I am truly serving the people I work for and with to the best of my ability. Coming home at the end of the day tired because I've done my job well is a much different feeling that coming home drained due to office politics and the feeling you can never do anything right and/or what we do doesn't serve the right purpose, or any purpose at all.
So, my question to you is, "How are you serving profoundly?"
If you are not serving profoundly, what can you do to change that right here, right now so you can move down the path to living your best life now?
Next week, we will finish out the month by exploring the myth of multitasking.
Until next time, Namaste!
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Sunday, September 13, 2015
MaXIMIze - Overall Well-Being - The Serenity Prayer
Events with my dear friend and another friend this week made me think of the Serenity Prayer. For those of you who don't know it, it goes like this:
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.
The wisdom to know the difference seems to be the most difficult part of the deal.
Once you gain that wisdom, your stress level will drop dramatically, or at least that is my personal experience. My dear friend works himself into migraines and my other friend works himself into various types of illness, all mostly due to this type of stress.
And really, it all boils down to the circles of control and influence we've discussed here before.
The things you can change are the things you yourself can control. You might be able to affect change on the things you can influence, however, you need to be able to let those things go if you can't. And the area where you know you have no control or influence should always be let go and not fretted over.
If you can gain the wisdom to identify these three areas properly and accept them accordingly, your stress level will be much lower and your overall well-being will be more balanced and stable.
Until next time, Namaste!
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.
The wisdom to know the difference seems to be the most difficult part of the deal.
Once you gain that wisdom, your stress level will drop dramatically, or at least that is my personal experience. My dear friend works himself into migraines and my other friend works himself into various types of illness, all mostly due to this type of stress.
And really, it all boils down to the circles of control and influence we've discussed here before.
The things you can change are the things you yourself can control. You might be able to affect change on the things you can influence, however, you need to be able to let those things go if you can't. And the area where you know you have no control or influence should always be let go and not fretted over.
If you can gain the wisdom to identify these three areas properly and accept them accordingly, your stress level will be much lower and your overall well-being will be more balanced and stable.
Until next time, Namaste!
Monday, September 7, 2015
MaXIMIze - Overall Well-Being
This year we started by asking the question, "How Are You Walking in the World?" This touched on three things - why are you where you are now; where do you want to be in the future; and, how do your peers currently view you. Finally, we are reminded that we need to "…walk in the world as you want it to be."
In February, we started by discussing practicing extreme self-care and focusing on the "Yes, And" thoughts. We moved on to optimism versus action, touching on the full toolbox of positive thinking, which includes planning and identifying potential roadblocks, both internal and external. We then discussed the power of words and the energy they conduct into and through our lives, which flowed right into the discussion we had on abundance versus lack.
In March, we discussed motivation, the law of unintended consequences, the seeds we sow, moving toward your vision, and planning for success.
From April through August, much like last year, we focused on five of the six segments of the Circle of Perception - financial, physical health, spiritual health, careers, and relationships.
Now we come to the last segment of the circle - overall well-being.
For me, it all falls back to abundance versus lack and how I view the other five segments of my life. If one of those segments is filled with lack instead of abundance, it brings the whole circle down.
When this happens, I go back to what motivates me, what I see as lacking in my life, what I truly want and/or need in my life to be happy, healthy, and responsible.
I journal about all these things and, if need be, go through the Circle of Perception exercise again as deeply as possible.
I also take advantage of those doldrums we discussed last month to discover which segment of the circle needs attention and come up with a plan to provide that needed attention to get back in sync with living my best life now.
Taking stock of things on a periodic and regular basis and doing tune-ups and fine tuning helps keep our overall well being score at an 8 or above, and helps keep us living our best lives now.
Next week's topic has not shown itself to me as yet, so until next time, Namaste!
As always, I welcome your feedback. You can contact me here.
In February, we started by discussing practicing extreme self-care and focusing on the "Yes, And" thoughts. We moved on to optimism versus action, touching on the full toolbox of positive thinking, which includes planning and identifying potential roadblocks, both internal and external. We then discussed the power of words and the energy they conduct into and through our lives, which flowed right into the discussion we had on abundance versus lack.
In March, we discussed motivation, the law of unintended consequences, the seeds we sow, moving toward your vision, and planning for success.
From April through August, much like last year, we focused on five of the six segments of the Circle of Perception - financial, physical health, spiritual health, careers, and relationships.
Now we come to the last segment of the circle - overall well-being.
For me, it all falls back to abundance versus lack and how I view the other five segments of my life. If one of those segments is filled with lack instead of abundance, it brings the whole circle down.
When this happens, I go back to what motivates me, what I see as lacking in my life, what I truly want and/or need in my life to be happy, healthy, and responsible.
I journal about all these things and, if need be, go through the Circle of Perception exercise again as deeply as possible.
I also take advantage of those doldrums we discussed last month to discover which segment of the circle needs attention and come up with a plan to provide that needed attention to get back in sync with living my best life now.
Taking stock of things on a periodic and regular basis and doing tune-ups and fine tuning helps keep our overall well being score at an 8 or above, and helps keep us living our best lives now.
Next week's topic has not shown itself to me as yet, so until next time, Namaste!
As always, I welcome your feedback. You can contact me here.
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