My Column from Capitol’s Newsletter:
From the Editor
Ferris said, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” As anyone who has had a birthday or other annual event lately can attest, the Earth is definitely spinning faster and faster and the years are whizzing by. The possibility of “missing it” doesn’t seem like such a joke.
A few months ago, my wife Susan and I attended an evening conference led by a life coach and business consultant. One of the exercises he had all the couples in the room do was to make a free form chart of all the things you wanted to accomplish in your life. He asked us to suspend dour thoughts of affordability, practicality or likelihood and to just free your mind and to put down a wish list of your deepest desires and aspirations. He purposely separated all husbands and wives, so you couldn’t “cheat” and see what your spouse was putting down. My list was quite extensive. Among the many improbable things I put down was flying like a bird, going to another star system, and living forever in a cyberworld where I could merge and split into thousands of different existences. I also put down some more attainable dreams, like waking up each morning to see the sun rising out of the ocean, going on safari, building a great big company, and even more close to home, I envisioned my home having two dogs. Susan’s chart had a lot of differences from mine. For example, she does not wish to soar on the thermals or travel to other parts of the galaxy. She wants to see the sunrise from the mountains, not the beach. However, one thing she did put down was that she wanted a second dog. It was funny since we had never discussed it. I did not have two dogs growing up and neither did she. Well, as of last week, we have fulfilled that part of our plan. A new being has joined our family. We added an incredibly sweet and gentle apricot labradoodle named Reggie to our pack. He’s a terrific being and is adapting very nicely. Our 1st dog, Charlie, and he are already pals and the kids love him too.
I hope that being on the bus with us at Capitol Lighting will be a vehicle for you to reach your goals, both personal and professional. I encourage you all to take the time to put down some life objectives. Some will be way out there and may not ever be realized, but some may be simple to achieve and can be done right away. Take the time with your manager to discuss your plans and how we can work together to attain them. Don’t live your life like you have another one in the bank. Live it fully and take big bites. Maybe getting a second dog is not that big of a bite, but it was on my plan and achieving a goal, even a small one, feels pretty good.
Peace to you all and have a great month of August!
From the Editor
Ferris said, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” As anyone who has had a birthday or other annual event lately can attest, the Earth is definitely spinning faster and faster and the years are whizzing by. The possibility of “missing it” doesn’t seem like such a joke.
A few months ago, my wife Susan and I attended an evening conference led by a life coach and business consultant. One of the exercises he had all the couples in the room do was to make a free form chart of all the things you wanted to accomplish in your life. He asked us to suspend dour thoughts of affordability, practicality or likelihood and to just free your mind and to put down a wish list of your deepest desires and aspirations. He purposely separated all husbands and wives, so you couldn’t “cheat” and see what your spouse was putting down. My list was quite extensive. Among the many improbable things I put down was flying like a bird, going to another star system, and living forever in a cyberworld where I could merge and split into thousands of different existences. I also put down some more attainable dreams, like waking up each morning to see the sun rising out of the ocean, going on safari, building a great big company, and even more close to home, I envisioned my home having two dogs. Susan’s chart had a lot of differences from mine. For example, she does not wish to soar on the thermals or travel to other parts of the galaxy. She wants to see the sunrise from the mountains, not the beach. However, one thing she did put down was that she wanted a second dog. It was funny since we had never discussed it. I did not have two dogs growing up and neither did she. Well, as of last week, we have fulfilled that part of our plan. A new being has joined our family. We added an incredibly sweet and gentle apricot labradoodle named Reggie to our pack. He’s a terrific being and is adapting very nicely. Our 1st dog, Charlie, and he are already pals and the kids love him too.
I hope that being on the bus with us at Capitol Lighting will be a vehicle for you to reach your goals, both personal and professional. I encourage you all to take the time to put down some life objectives. Some will be way out there and may not ever be realized, but some may be simple to achieve and can be done right away. Take the time with your manager to discuss your plans and how we can work together to attain them. Don’t live your life like you have another one in the bank. Live it fully and take big bites. Maybe getting a second dog is not that big of a bite, but it was on my plan and achieving a goal, even a small one, feels pretty good.
Peace to you all and have a great month of August!
Make It a Good Story 