Day 3,720

Growth:

As I was talking with a teammate today we got onto the topic of considering what we are good at AND what energizes us. So often in life it is easy to get into doing something we’re good at, specifically because we are, and allow that gravity to pull us into more and more of that type of work… without considering if that work drains us or energizes us. There have been many times in which that gravitational pull towards what I am good at seems to feed my ego and lead me deeper and deeper into things that actively drain my energy. That same ego then also can make it feel so difficult to break free and try something I think would energize me because I do not know if I would be good at it.

What would be a question I could ask myself, a system I could run myself through, in order ot keep this lesson in mind in the future?

Appreciation:

This afternoon I was able to use much of the concept above in a way which helped me work on what I am good at and that which energizes me. Finding data and using logic to help create a compelling strategy. For a few hours I was able to ask some questions, consider how I could accumulate and assess the data, and then put what I’d learned into a strategy to help a local business find a cost effective and also reach their recruiting and hiring goals. It was so enthralling to me as I was able to draw from past experiences, create some hypotheses, test them, learn from the research, and then create the solution. Very energizing indeed!

Presence:

When is the last time you looked at the moon? Like, really looked at it? Took it in, realized that it is a giant rock, a one quarter scale size of the Earth, complete with enormous mountains and valleys? Just sat in awe considering that this epic satellite continues to rotate around us? Have you ever paused and considered how large it would appear if it were 50% closer to Earth? How spectacular the moon is!

All of those thoughts, and then some, have been spinning through my mind over my past few commutes to and from work as I observe the epic moonrises and moonsets.

Thanks!!!