Author: Jim Gohrick (Page 126 of 159)

Silence is golden. Add to that self-reflection and you’re on your way.

It is said that on the seventh day God rested. If so, maybe that’s an indication for us as well.

Rest, reflection and rejuvenation are the elements to consider once a week in order to reset your internal clocks and prepare for what’s ahead. Depending on your schedule – work with what’s best for you. Sunday’s is always an ideal day as it’s the last day of the week, however if it doesn’t fit your work week, then schedule what’s right for you.

Rest: take time to rest yourself physically, mentally and emotionally. I’m not saying you can’t exercise, because for me, that falls under rejuvenation, but the idea is to charge your batteries for the upcoming week.

Reflect: this can be a moment or two when you can objectively look at the past 7 days and assess your role in your week without the pressures of being in the thick of it. This way you may be able to view your performance in a much less subjective point of view.

Rejuvenate: This is the time you can create space in your day to do the activities that inspire you, lift you up and energize you. You may find it difficult at the beginning as you may want to distract yourself with “busy work.” Stick with it. Sit with yourself quietly to find out what really gets you excited and yet fulfills you as well.

Hopefully, you will feel much better going into your next work week after taking time for yourself in this way.

Who knows? You may even have a good Monday!

Let us not forget: we are spiritual beings having a human experience.

This should guide us on how we view the world and the perspective we take as we move through our time on this earth.

From what’s important to us, to how we view others – both loved ones and strangers, how we treat those people, as well as the role we believe we must play while we are here.

It can be the difference of “What’s in it for me?” versus “How may I serve?” or “What legacy do I want to leave behind?”

We have only a brief moment in time here on this earth.

A friend once told me that when we pass we may have the year we were born and the year we died on our headstone. What makes all the difference is the dash in between.

What’s in your dash?

I can only write from experience. And this is what I know: When someone believes in me – trusts me and gives me the opportunity to reach within and pull out my best – even though I may not have had successes to the same degree prior to that moment – more times than not, I have rose to the occasion.

Obviously, there has to be a belief within myself as well. It cannot solely come from another person. There needs to be something inside of me that believes I can accomplish the task at hand as well. But, there is definitely something special about giving another person the opportunity – because of your belief in them – to find their best part of themselves and show it to the world.

I’m convinced this belief in another person actually raises their energy levels so they can tap into a higher potential. It feels like that for me. And it’s happened more than once.

Give someone a shot. Tell them you believe in them. Even though they may not at that moment. Give the gift of belief and then pay attention to the results. You may just become a believer as well.

So, I tend to not just read one book at a time, but more like three. Not sure why it happens that way, but it just does. Most often I’m reading a book I have never read before and then I will pick another one I finished months ago and remember how good it was. Then I pick it up to find some nugget of gold and the next thing you know, I’m in.

One of those books that I keep going back to all the time is Steven Pressfield’s “The War of Art” and “Turning Pro.” I’m constantly going back to those books and re-reading chapters I’ve read numerous times.

One of the things he says is that “resistance” (what is holding you from starting and creating glorious work) loves distraction. It wants you to just scratch the surface and then move one. i.e. death scrolling on your phone – sound familiar.

The opposite of dabbling is going deep. Keeping your focus while knowing your end-goal. And maybe getting a little obsessed with your attention to detail in order to see it through to fruition.

I know I would benefit from it in my work.

What do you say? Let’s go deep!

Defending what you believe to be true in this day and age takes courage.

Standing up for someone else in hard times can be rare.

Knowing who you are and remaining steadfast in that belief will no-doubt be frightening at times, but these are the moments that solidifies our integrity and our unwillingness to compromise ourselves.

It becomes a slippery slope if we begin to cut corners.

The best of the best are ruthless with their discipline and daily habits.

There are 1,000 reasons to compromise, to not take the path less traveled, to take a chance, to try something new – to step into the unknown.

Find the one reason to follow through.