Number 1: Get REAL.
- We live on a funky planet with lots of funky people - very true and very cool!
- Things are never as bad as they seem to be - the passage of time will help with perspective.
- Your issues are rarely unique, so get real and recognise that people before you and people after you have dealt and will deal with your issues and survived and even thrived.
- There are no shortcuts to anywhere worth going. Your success requires a bit of hard work, and that's what makes it satisfying and rewarding.
- JB also suggests that God is fair, that there is a karmic balance or whatever you like to call it, and that the higher power whatever it is has a way of keeping things in order. This is a good one because if you want to focus on what's important in your own life, sometimes you have to trust the higher power to take care of the balance.
Number 2: Get BUSY.
Time is the most precious commodity in the universe and you cannot bend it, no matter how hard you try. So, get busy and get going, and get comfortable with 'good enough'. Perfection is great to strive for but to move forward and get momentum in life we sometimes have to be happy with 'good enough'. (This blog is a perfect example - last year I looked for the creation of perfection and as a result did nothing. This year I am following JB's advice, and look, here it is, blog number 2 already!!)
Number 3: Get OVER IT
We have all been hurt. Holding on to the hurt or the guilt holds you back. As Dory says to Marlin inside the belly of a whale ... 'it's time to let it go'. Only then can you move forward freely. If you have done the damage - AMEND. If you have been damaged - FORGIVE. When this is done LAUGH.
Number 4: Be YOURSELF
Gold likes variety - how cool is that - we are all different and that's what makes this a funky planet full of funky people. There is NOBODY ELSE LIKE YOU. You have a part to play and that's why you are here, and if you don't step up and play your part, nobody will! (This gives a great new perspective, don't you think?)
Number 5: Be BRAVE
Feel the fear and do it anyway. Last year I jumped out of a perfectly good aircraft with a tandem parachuter and the parachute on her back and a whole lot of faith in my front pocket. Some would call it stupid ... for me it was brave (I have a shocking fear of heights). It was the most exhilirating 60 seconds of my entire life, falling from 14,000 feet. It took me a year to work up the courage to do it and 60 seconds to realise how stupid I had been to wait so long. If there is something that you want to do, step up and try it. Do something that scares you at least once a year and be a little bit brave every day.
Number 6: Be GENEROUS
JB recommends generosity fromt he 5Ts.
Be generous with
Time
Talent
Treasure
Text/Talk
Touch
The guidelines are simple and the results are amazing.
I made an action plan after listening to this amazing presentation last year - it was so simple. More Hugs. Relax More. So far it's working ....
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