We Got This!

byTina3p

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7 years ago

Where would we be if we had given up then? Here? Somewhere else? It doesn't matter.

Where we are now is all that matters. Not yesterday, not yesteryear. Because this hour is ours to do what matters. Of all the hundreds of things we could be doing now only one thing makes sense. If we can identify what it is then go for it. It's the next step since our last. It is not the whole series of steps; or one closer to the finish; just the next step in the plan.

Don't expect the problem to change. No need to wrestle it. The best it may do is to morph

into something uglier. We are the chameleons in our situations and we have resources within and without. Humans consider ourselves superior to everthing thing on the planet. Since a starfish can regrow an arm; a shark can replace a missing tooth; or a lizard can regrow a new tail then surely we can change. Change how we think about a challenge we face.

Serena Williams, famous tennis player, faced a formidable problem her entire life prior to fame: Younger sister, Venus. But, Serena had options. She could have stopped praticing tennis with her always-available sister and lose time arranging tennis drills with whomever was available; and who might have refused to be matched with her. She didn't see Venus as a problem, but a challenge. Not just a challenge, a very welcome and appreciated challenge.

As Venus got stronger and more forceful, Serena too had to become more to keep winning. Do we really want to be rid of the challenges in our lives or those items on our todo list which prepares us for our next? Kinda? yes? no? If we are struggling then one thing that could help us is to realize there are no clear paths to success. Some CEOs without college degrees have had phenomenal success running large successful companies. Some successful others with university degrees confess that they feel unworthy of their title. Things start falling into place when we have a certain mindset.

' . . . do something you love. . . you are just naturally going to succeed, and a lot of other things will happen that you don’t need to worry about." Mary Barra CEO, General Motors

We can surely complete the one step now facing us.

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. ” Chinese Proverb

“7 Wildly Successful CEOs Who Don't Have a College Degree.” Fortune, Time Inc., July 2016, fortune.com/2016/07/07/successful-ceos-without-college-degree/.

Molinsky, Andy. “Everyone Suffers from Impostor Syndrome — Here’s How to Handle It.” Harvard Business Review, 7 July 2016.