Showing posts with label Inspiration. Show all posts
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"Love the inner you and keep moving ahead, because you can't stand still & improve at the same time." ~ Wally Amos
Simplifying My Life
Written by Wally Amos
I am going through the process of cleaning out a bunch of stuff at my house. I look forward to being free of all these possessions that I no longer need or have room to keep. And in the big picture, I recognize that simplifying my life is nearly always a positive experience. So, I am forging ahead with a pickup truck, a couple of strong friends and the map to the city dump.
In my days as a talent agent, I got to know a lot of performers. Tina Turner is a powerful force not only in music but also in life. She and I have shared some similar experiences; she also had to go to court to fight for the right to retain her own name in business. Tina has a wonderful way to explain how she got through that time:
Sometimes we not only need to rid ourselves of our junk, we need to say goodbye to the old stuff and celebrate simplifying our lives – looking forward to whatever adventure lies ahead that will fill the empty space.
American philosopher and teacher Joseph Campbell may have said it best: “We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come.”
Do you sometimes have a difficult time letting go of old stuff that has piled up? Do you know down deep inside that you’re never really going to fix that old appliance? Glue together that sugar bowl? Re-use that Styrofoam packing material?
Onward.
I am going through the process of cleaning out a bunch of stuff at my house. I look forward to being free of all these possessions that I no longer need or have room to keep. And in the big picture, I recognize that simplifying my life is nearly always a positive experience. So, I am forging ahead with a pickup truck, a couple of strong friends and the map to the city dump.
In my days as a talent agent, I got to know a lot of performers. Tina Turner is a powerful force not only in music but also in life. She and I have shared some similar experiences; she also had to go to court to fight for the right to retain her own name in business. Tina has a wonderful way to explain how she got through that time:
“Sometimes you’ve got to let everything go – purge yourself. If you are unhappy with anything . . . whatever is bringing you down, GET RID OF IT. Because you’ll find that when you’re free, your true creativity, your true self comes out.”
American philosopher and teacher Joseph Campbell may have said it best: “We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come.”
Do you sometimes have a difficult time letting go of old stuff that has piled up? Do you know down deep inside that you’re never really going to fix that old appliance? Glue together that sugar bowl? Re-use that Styrofoam packing material?
Onward.
Three Letter Words
Written by Wally Amos
There is one three letter word that I refuse to use. That word is “try.” If I had my way, it would be removed from the English language.
When we use the word “try,” even in our heads, we’re giving ourselves unconscious permission to fail. Leaving the door open for failure means we don’t have to take responsibility for that failure. After all, we tried, right? Wasn’t that enough? Beyond childhood we no longer get bonus points for “trying.”
So stop trying and start doing. Stop saying, “I will try,” and start saying, “I will do.” But the job doesn’t stop there, because once you have set your mind to do a thing you have to take responsibility for it. Once you have done this, you will be surprised at how easy it is to accomplish something that you thought was impossible.
Now, that doesn’t mean that you will never fail. Failure is something that comes with the territory. But don’t give yourself permission to fail before you even start. Give yourself permission to succeed, and you will succeed. Maybe not the first time. Maybe not even the second time. But each crisis you get through makes you stronger. With each mistake, you learn something that will prevent you from making that mistake again. The secret is to not give up. Just keep moving forward. Keep “doing” and one day you will discover that what once seemed impossible has now been accomplished.
All day long, every day, we are presented with choices. We can HELP life happen or we can HOPE life will happen. It’s up to you. To HELP is to be proactive.
Are you a can-do person? Have you ever surprised yourself by doing something you didn’t think you could do?
There is one three letter word that I refuse to use. That word is “try.” If I had my way, it would be removed from the English language.
When we use the word “try,” even in our heads, we’re giving ourselves unconscious permission to fail. Leaving the door open for failure means we don’t have to take responsibility for that failure. After all, we tried, right? Wasn’t that enough? Beyond childhood we no longer get bonus points for “trying.”
So stop trying and start doing. Stop saying, “I will try,” and start saying, “I will do.” But the job doesn’t stop there, because once you have set your mind to do a thing you have to take responsibility for it. Once you have done this, you will be surprised at how easy it is to accomplish something that you thought was impossible.
Now, that doesn’t mean that you will never fail. Failure is something that comes with the territory. But don’t give yourself permission to fail before you even start. Give yourself permission to succeed, and you will succeed. Maybe not the first time. Maybe not even the second time. But each crisis you get through makes you stronger. With each mistake, you learn something that will prevent you from making that mistake again. The secret is to not give up. Just keep moving forward. Keep “doing” and one day you will discover that what once seemed impossible has now been accomplished.
All day long, every day, we are presented with choices. We can HELP life happen or we can HOPE life will happen. It’s up to you. To HELP is to be proactive.
Are you a can-do person? Have you ever surprised yourself by doing something you didn’t think you could do?
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