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We do not know what the future will bring, and we cannot control the future. However, we do know that we are constantly thinking about it, planning for it, worrying about it, plotting and scheming about it, so much so that we end up missing out on the present – which is like putting money under the mattress.
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All the talk these days is about Millennials and how they will be in power in just a few years. Indeed, the more precocious of the Millennials are already in power. The real issue, of course, is what each group can teach the other.
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Do you feel like your Get Up and Go has gone? Are you feeling uninspired? Bored?
Do you dread going to work? Do you feel dull? Unhappy?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, keep reading!
There may be many reasons our Get Up and Go has gone.
Here are a few possibilities to ask yourself:
If I answered no to any/all of these questions, what does that mean?
Generally speaking, these issues are not the problem. They are the symptoms of the problem.
Well it could be…
Sure, some of it could be a longing for a simpler time – a pre-hyper-connected era. We are so busy with our iPhone, Tablet, Laptop, working 24/7, that could certainly make a person burn out. After all, who wouldn’t like to just go home and forget all about work? But no, that’s not it.
Perhaps it is a trick of the mind that times past were so much more fun and lively and interesting. After all, my days are just copy and pasted from the previous day. Nothing ever changes. I get up, brush my teeth, get dressed, commute to work, do the same things over and over at work, commute home again and then eat while watching TV, check Facebook and go to bed. So, perhaps you did have more fun in the past, but no, that’s not it either.
You’ve conveniently forgotten how in the past you had the same daily grind, the weeks that you were so tired you could barely function and that you were stressed out and broke. However, you reminisce as if those days – your best days – are over – and you are destined to subsist on the memories of ‘my best years’ in the rear-view mirror.
You are not happy at work because the new kids have come in and blown past you. They are already making you look bad. You don’t ask for or take on any new projects unless they are forcibly given to you. You just feel tired. You haven’t bothered to sign up for any training, certifications or anything else.
You are bored with your marriage or your significant other. There is no zest or spice to your relationship. When you are not in a relationship you can’t find anyone that appeals to you.
Well, if my past wasn’t really better than my present, then what’s the real problem?
What we’ve forgotten is that those days were fun and motivating because we were making memories. We tolerated the days of grind, hard work and being broke because we were out and about doing things that interested us, spending time with our friends and family, learning new things. Going places and exploring – every day seen as an opportunity to try something new.
Somewhere along the line we decided that we were too old, too tired, too slow to learn or do anything new – as if we were an old outdated model and not up to the challenge of competing with our past; As if the accumulation of time had, instead of sharpening our intellect or adventurousness, somehow made us dull and witless.
The real enemy of our Get Up and Go has been the acceptance of routine as the baseline of life to the exclusion of other choices.
We have simply acquiesced to lethargy and allowed the heavy chains of routine to be placed over our minds.
Well, you say, what can I do about it? I have good news! You can reboot your Get Up and Go in less than one minute!
All it takes is a decision and then an action. Fun, growth, change and adventure are only a decision and an action away!
So, here is what you do:
Take a moment to think about what you would like to do, or accomplish – just one thing – and then make a plan to do it. Give your Get Up and Go a little jump start.
One small movement to act can set the new idea in motion.
What have you been thinking about doing and just never did? Do it now!
It’s not too late to become the person you have always wanted to be. You can get your mojo back. Your Get Up and Go is not broken – it just waiting for you reboot and make the first move. Let’s start today!
So, what is it that you have been putting off doing? Share in the comments below!
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