Call it a symptom of our culture, society, our brain that gets too big for itself sometimes—call it whatever you want. The truth is people have a tendency to make things way harder on themselves than they have to. They overcomplicate things. Or it’s the complete opposite—we want things fast and easy.
No matter what we intend or what we’re going after in life, it’s going to take some energy, some effort—maybe even lots of it! That’s the Law of Maintenance. Everything that you have in your life takes some form of energy to keep, keep up, or keep at.
For example, know anybody that owns a boat? Ever dreamed of owning one yourself? Boating is awesome, but do most people stop to think about getting the boating license, then the docking fees,then having the right vehicle to tow that thing around, thenfiguring out where you’re going to keep that sucker when you’re not boating or off-season in places that get really cold …
Not trying to turn anybody off their boating dreams, but I just wanted to illustrate the notion that when you choose a track, you better be looking ahead at the big picture, or all the focus and intention in the world may take you way far from where you really want to be.
Wherever you’re spending your energy, for heaven’s sake keep it simple! This is what K.I.S.S. means. But not just simple—alsosmart! Keep It Simple and Smart.
How many of you have realized that sometimes your best moves are to not make any more moves? We can have these “brilliant” ideas, but they can take us away from what is actually workingright now in life and our current focus. Trying to take on other things means you’ve got to figure out how to get them done, and then you’re off to the Scatter Brain Races.
If you want to be successful, sometimes you’re going to have to work a little harder. Yes or no? That’s just the way it is. But when something is working for you, that’s when you start pressing on the gas. If you are working in areas that you’re not good at, you better recreate what you’re doing in such a way that allows you to work with your strengths and only those strengths.
Off course, lots of people have difficulty finding that something that works. One of the biggest problems most people have—our whole society has—is that we tend to focus on our weaknesses. Every one of us was born with very specific talents and strengths to use. Are you using your talents? Are you using them day to day? What are you doing with your time?
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