When the Party's Over
⏳ I'm sorry folks, I can't offer you a "SKIP AD" button because this piece is not an advert of Billie Eilish's 'WHEN THE PARTY's OVER' hit music which was #16 at its peak at the Billboard Chart [oh, that was almost 2 yrs back, JAN 5th 2019 to be precise] and which stayed in the charts for an enduring 17 weeks.Anyways, to borrow from Billie Eilish, really WHEN THE PARTY's OVER, everyone has to heed the clarion call. Holidays are over. Festive events are one-off and done. Family gatherings are a-ok as far as it lasts but WHEN THE PARTY's OVER, where do we go from here ?
Oh, it's a no-brainer. Let the RAT RACE begin [all over again].
Like it or not, you and me are in a RAT RACE and there's not even an Option 2 or a Plan B if I may surmise. Oh BTW, do we know why are we in that RAT RACE ? You're SPOT ON. It's because that's our 'comfy zone'. Why ? It's because we are risk-averse, that's the long and short of it BUT don't ever that risk-aversion ever ever dictate your moves. Take that Megxit 'brouhaha' in the U.K. that continues to engulf its famous tabloids [The Sun, Daily Mirror, name it]. Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex knew all along that their life won't be a cakewalk from the time they got married.Cutting the cloth straight up, you gotta 'KNOW YOUR WHY'. WHY are you in that RAT RACE. And WHY are you NOT out of that RAT RACE. And by being aware and conscious NOT to cherry-pick, we gotta realize that if we wanna be honest [at least to ourselves, there is half-IN or half-OUT options at all.Oh, good for you. You know you gotta WORK HARDER, EARN MORE MONEY, BUY this N that and keep going. With your choices, do keep up to your decisions even if those [decisions] may have scuppered any chances for you to back-track and fallback on. But again, I may sound like a broken record [and it really is], get out of your comfy zones. HIGH risk = HIGH reward. LOW risk = LOW reward. NO risk = NO reward [and that's a damn loud NO !!!]Don't get me wrong. risks are good but you have to take it head-on intelligently, not those off-the-cuff moments. And even if you fail, you'll pick up somethin' valuable about the decisions and its underlying circumstances. All along, we gotta agree that failure isn't the END OF THE LINE. Traversing the conventional and predictable path may be safe but it prevents you from achieving greatness and it significantly limits your options in life. So, do you have MORE to lose ? Or LESS to lose ? Frankly, there is LESS to lose. WHY ? Taking a risk and even failing doesn't put you in jeopardy. Even if you crash and burn after taking a big risk and even if that tarnishes your reputation, you got enuf years ahead of your to rebuild, repair and recoup [EVEN FROM THE GROUND UP]. As in statistics, the compounding returns of experience means if you keep taking risks and learning, those lessons will compound over you. Even the less risky and more conservative decisions you make will be grounded with a more enlightened perspective. Now, as even this blog piece is no cakewalk, let me throw you off-balanced. Contemplating to drop from the rat race ? Oh that's a very honest REALITY CHECK you deserve BUT again, here's the big BUT. To quote Mary Jean Tomlin [yes that's Lily as well], a famous American actress, writer, producer, comedian and singer, 'EVEN IF YOU WIN, YOU'RE STILL A RAT'. Where does that leave you though ? 👎
