Dear Friends,
I hope you have a plan to step through the door that is 2025. A clear path forward.
Imagine for a moment that you are that little figure above peering into the maze. It's a good metaphor for looking ahead, wishing you could get past all the election craziness and go forward confidently into 2025. You need some help - a shift in perspective. Staring in there every day could just be depressing. The stock market goes down, then up, then down. You see our leaders doing bizarre things at every turn. An absence of common sense prevails.
Now Look now at this image - it's the same one, yet something has changed....
What has changed? Tell me what you see and what it suggests for your 2025 thinking.
Share the two images with a friend. It is quite remarkable to see what two or more people come up with in the way of practical steps based on nothing but a shift in viewpoint. Look at how our world changed the day before and after the assassination attempt!
It leads to what Steven Covey called "paradigm shifts". Once upon a time he told me in a class that these shifts were the only effective method to change our lives in a lasting way. I agree. And usually the shift comes from some source we cannot control. We have to adapt to and accept this kind of a change or we experience great discomfort.
(The flat earth society will find a way to continue to deny, because that's what they do).
Why not try this and let me know what you think? HINT: When you move upwards you see a path that didn’t exist before. Can you do this in your daily life? With a friend over coffee?What's different today than yesterday? What can you do a little differently to change? What is the big picture - the main thing?
Also you can see the relationship that the path has to the center of your life (your goal or mission). Some questions for your friend or even a group study:
What do I truly value in my life and do I act on those values? Each group member should make a list - then describe one way they acted to outwardly or inwardly enhance it.
What risks can I take and what am I not willing to take by myself that could enhance the values. When do I feel afraid? How could I alone or with help, overcome the fear and show others how as well?
Go to a gathering of others and make it a point to do nothing but ask questions - no declarations. Just questions where you listen to understand and not to reply.
Find Joy in the new perspectives you create!
If you do this kind of inner work for the rest of this year instead of watching the "latest" goofy thing on TV, I guarantee your happiness will be greater, much greater than before.
Call or email me to share some fun thoughts.
Happy Days Ahead
Joe Grant, MBA joegrant@yourvantagepoints.com
Certified Retirement Coach
Contact me for a Free 45 minute Conversation at https://yourvantagepoints.com
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