Good morning, Team! It’s Friday!
Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of hearing Todd Musselman, a Vistage speaker, share his insights in what he called
“The vital choice“ and spent time explaining the difference between a victim mindset and an ownership mindset.
Ownership Mindset consists of five elements:
•Love
•Purpose
•Intention
•Presence
•Action
He said something in the middle of his presentation that struck a chord and I’d like to strum it a few times for you today.
“The only there is here.”
What does that mean?!
Well, it starts with the reinforcement that presence is everything. “It is the portal to everything that is meaningful to the human condition.”
As adults, we tend to focus on getting from here to there. Here … might be average and we want to be … there … special (rich, important, make our Dad proud if I only [fill in your story]).
The problem is that we will never actually get there. You will blindly chase a dream that you believe will fulfill your desires or impress your old man. Frankly, even if he is alive today and says he’s proud of you, you aren’t going to accept it. You will continue to chase your tail to prove something to someone else, maybe a boss or a board member or some other fatherly figure.
Todd’s message was STOP! Recognize that the question of “Am I good enough?” is unanswerable and “Have I made it (to “there”) yet?” will always be No. Take a breath, set down the yoke, get off the treadmill, lift your nose from the grindstone. Your pursuit for fortune and fame is futile and you will not find what you are looking for there.
Your gold stands in front of you in your home. Your there is right here. Be present.
Todd closed by asking us, What would happen if you loved 10% more of the time?
Have a blessed weekend!
Tenacious Cadence 