YOGOWYPI Rule #2: Only Boring People Get Bored. The phase "I am bored" is overused. The challenge is that using it is more a reflection on you than others, but we use it as an effort to blame others for our state of being. We are bored at school, bored at work, bored at home, bored with people, bored with situations.
Think of it this way: A boring person is usually making the statement because they are trying to claim that something outside of them is "making them feel bored". An exciting personality can make anything exciting! Even if I were totally boring you right now, you could be thinking: "Wow, how did this guy become so incredibly boring...how does he do it in such a short period of time. HE IS AMAZING!" Exciting people take excitement with them everywhere they go. They live in a sense of wonder about life and all that is around them and they realize that the only person responsible for their current state is themselves. Bottom line is boredom is a choice. You can choose to bring energy and passion to all that you do, you can choose to find wonder and amazement in all that you are. Choose to live, choose to discover, choose to bring energy!
Saturday, November 19, 2011
YOGOWYPI Rule #1
YOGOWYPI has been my mantra for years. For those of you have been to my presetations you know that it is the underlying them behind everything I speak about. It a simple concept really: You Only Get Out What You Put In. I have several "Rules" that apply to the YOGOWYPI concept. In this Blog I will randomly post them as they occur to me.
YOGOWYPI Rule #1: You can get by...the question is who wants to just get by. We live in a great country. A country that has so many programs available to us that we will most likely survive. We can survive high school, college, our jobs, family, even the difficult times in life. We will likely survive. So we can show up, give the speech, do the job, go through the motions, get grades good enough to move on. In most cases you are going to survive. If you are reading this, you have survived. You have made it to this place in life. Congratulations. But is that all life is survival, biological functions, going through the motions. I think life is more about "THRIVING THAN SURVIVING". Thriving in difficult times is about the extra effort, enjoying the moments, embracing the challenges and creating the memories. What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail, and you knew you were going to survive? You are better off doing that! Go do the thing that you fear...then you will own the power that the fear had over you. Create a Memory. Thrive!
YOGOWYPI Rule #1: You can get by...the question is who wants to just get by. We live in a great country. A country that has so many programs available to us that we will most likely survive. We can survive high school, college, our jobs, family, even the difficult times in life. We will likely survive. So we can show up, give the speech, do the job, go through the motions, get grades good enough to move on. In most cases you are going to survive. If you are reading this, you have survived. You have made it to this place in life. Congratulations. But is that all life is survival, biological functions, going through the motions. I think life is more about "THRIVING THAN SURVIVING". Thriving in difficult times is about the extra effort, enjoying the moments, embracing the challenges and creating the memories. What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail, and you knew you were going to survive? You are better off doing that! Go do the thing that you fear...then you will own the power that the fear had over you. Create a Memory. Thrive!
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