![]() But “inside the box” thinking affords the most opportunity for creativity and chance for immediate positive change.Ĭreativity? Inside the box thinking forces us to completely inventory the tools and resources in our current situation, and re-configure and/or re-deploy them in a different manner to make positive change. “Think outside the box” is the trendy phrase we’ve all heard over and over. Don’t be so full of discontent or so busy making other plans that you miss what’s in front of you, right now. The second implication of “Life is what happens when we’re busy making other plans,” is to make sure you are taking advantage of what life is offering you now. You want to move or change careers, but truly can’t. Perhaps you’re incapable of making a change now because of a commitment or responsibility. Take that first bold step and more steps – drive by momentum – fall into place faster and easier, washing inertia away. Momentum needs a push, and you have to push it. Now, older and with more resources, we have more to lose, and this holds us in place against our best interests. Young and broke we weren’t afraid of risk and adventure. ![]() For some reason the older we are the harder change is. Inertia’s glue comes in the form of skeptical friends and family, real financial concerns, self-doubt, and the pain-in-the-ass of it all. Two forces are at work when making big changes like home and job: inertia and momentum.īig change is scary and hard. Where we live and the work we do are most often in our direct control. One or none out of three and you’re miserable.Two out of three and you’re doing great.Have all three and you’ve hit the jackpot.MTI vets are familiar with my “Happiness Formula” ![]() Lennon’s phrase was on display in his kitchen and is pregnant with implication.įirst – if you know something needs to change and no commitment or responsibility is keeping you from changing, do it now. I first saw this John Lennon quote in Curtis P’s kitchen – yes, that Curtis P – the exercise namesake.Īn oilfield welder and weight room meathead, Curtis was also a poet-philosopher, with a rare purposeful focus on his life at a young age.
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