Good morning! It’s Friday!

I received a book for Christmas from my daughter. Not just a book but a tool for the future.
Author Tim Ferris provides more in his introduction to “Tribe of Mentors” than many books I’ve read…and he does it all with questions.

A former colleague of mine, Bruce Lake, from the HR profession used to remind us of “the power of the question”. Mr Ferris brings the concept home in spades. The entire book is based on eleven thought provoking questions put to some of the brightest minds today.

Tim shares with us in the intro that some of the questions that bubbled to the surface at his major life events (these are not any of the eleven referred to above) sound like:

•Were my goals my own, or simply what I thought I should want?
•How much of life had I missed from underplanning or overplanning?
•How could I be kinder to myself?
•How could I better say no to the noise to better say yes to the adventures I craved?
•How could I best reassess my life, my priorities, my view of the world, my place in the world, and my trajectory through the world?
[Heavy question I’ll explore further below]

Then, perhaps the best question,

•What would this look like if it were easy?

Indeed.

I had a major life event today. Delivered directly by the Chief. It’s caused me to revisit the “reassess” question for the third time in three years. Specifically, my trajectory through the world.

I’ve had a few readers comment recently and privately on why I don’t share more angst in my blog…try this on for size…in Ferris format.

*Isn’t it enough to work extra hard?
*Isn’t it enough to make solid, logical, defensible decisions on a daily basis?
*Isn’t it enough to create clear expectations?
*Isn’t it enough to be transparent, vulnerable, and humble…yet confident?
*Isn’t it enough to evolve from engineer (relishing the simple math concept that 1+1=2 every single time) to entrepreneur where you introduce enough sweat equity, innovation and alchemy so that 1+1=3, or 4, or 15?!

*Is it possible to work under the basic premise of being ethical, legal and moral and still expect to be wildly successful?

What would it look like if it were easy?

Let me know when you figure it out.

Have a blessed weekend!