Satisfaction Waxes and Wanes
Not to spoil your New Year but here's a gentle reminder before 2023 goes in full throttle. As our Satisfaction Waxes and Wanes, we might end up moving goal posts from time to time this year.
No one size fits all. That explains why we're here, to share my 2-cents where it's worth it.
Satisfaction Waxes and Wanes
Not to spoil your New Year but here's a gentle reminder before 2023 goes in full throttle. As our Satisfaction Waxes and Wanes, we might end up moving goal posts from time to time this year.
Are You Just A Spoke Of The Wheel ?
Are You Just A Spoke Of The Wheel ? Not to be blunt but if you are [right now], please consider upgrading your situation [from being a mere spoke of the wheel] to become the very driver steering that bike or vehicle. Unfortunately, anything less than that is unacceptable because we really DON'T want to see you end up just as another spoke of the wheel⏳⏳⏳Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop
How often do you keep waiting for the other shoe to drop? And what does that mean? Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop means that behavior of having a need to do something that's needed or taking an action but holding in abeyance waiting for something or another party to 'make the first move' before he does. Does this sound familiar? Hmmm, I'm guilty of these lapses many times in the pastπππAmid Sea of Change
THE ONLY PERMANENT THING IN LIFE IS CHANGE, period. Apologies for quoting one of the most quoted cliche in years. But as we usher in the year 2023, isn't it apt for us to [frankly] ask ourselves as regards our readiness and coping capability Amid Sea of Change which will unfurl [sometimes swiftly before you know it] right into our eyes the coming months.The challenging question here which was often thrown to me by cynics is WHY should we bother ourselves with future uncertainties which are NOT even certain to materialize? Simple. In life, except for five [5] phenomena [e.g. accidents, illness, terrorism and natural calamities and anything that's FORCE MAJEURE, for anything and everything, we got to be prepared even prior to it to happen, if at all.Turning BAD Anxiety to GOOD Anxiety
ANXIETY pervades. ANXIETY prevails. ANXIETY has taken control of many lives till now. But neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki tells us that ANXIETY can give us clues how to make our lives better. BTW, ANXIETY can feel like a heavy weight that we didn't ask to carry. And who wouldn't love to get rid of it? And Suzuki tells us it is possible for Turning BAD Anxiety to GOOD Anxietyπππ
Suzuki says that ANXIETY is a natural human emotion, one that evolved to serve a purpose. We feel anxious when there is some kind of danger. It primes our body to fight or flee from that danger, hoping that we'll end up much better off. On the same breadth, our modern anxieties can be a warning signal for things that are wrong. NOT ENOUGH REST. TOO MUCH MULTITASKING. FEELING ISOLATED. With all these ANXIETY manifestations, our anxious energy alerts us to change our lives for the better. Worst thing to happen is IF we simply approach it as something to AVOID? Or to GET RID of? Then, we DON'T only fail to solve the problem but actually end up to miss that opportunity to leverage that positive side of our ANXIETY.Now if we're 'off track' now, how can we be back on track? First off, we need to TURN DOWN THE VOLUME of ANXIETY so that we can listen to what it has to say. Now, before anything else, let's align on the definition of ANXIETY which is that FEELING of FEAR or worry typically associated with situations of uncertainty. And there are zillions of examples we can conjure in our real lifeπππAnd as this KIND of COPING book from Amazon, the emotion of ANXIETY and that underlying stress response that comes when we have ANXIETY, evolved to protect us. In fact, neuroscientists claim that it is critical for our survival because while in the past, most threats to life were lions and tigers, today we got to figure out the GOOD ANXIETY that comes with a better awareness that ANXIETY is protective and going through all the exercises and using the tools in life for us to take advantage of what ANXIETY originally evolved to do, which is to put into action that will give us a better outcome. Contrary to the title of this Amazon book, it is NOT enough if we'll claim we're KIND of COPING❗❗❗
EvenTravails of Travel And The HUMAN HEART
'Tis the season for festivities, for job and yes, for travels ! Prior to the pandemic, our family made sure we had our 'annual pilgrimage' in our travels outside the country. But that cruel pandemic just unceremoniously put a stop to all that. And swinging over to the United States, CNN says that with the cruel winter across the American continent, more than 15,000 flights were cancelled 'within, into or out of the U.S. πππAs per CNN, just as millions piled into cars and flooded into airports with stuffed bags in tow over the weekend, a paralyzing winter storm swept across the United States, threatening to halt or significantly delay many people's journeys. Such are the Travails of Travel. Even Southwest CEO Bob Jordan was quoted that this week's recent paralyzed leaving thousands of passengers stalled is the 'largest scale event' he's ever seen in his life. To complicate things, closed highways and dangerous road conditions also made driving treacherous. But in the midst of all these 'horror' stories, there were 'lights in the tunnel ahead'.Where The Rubber Meets The Road
One facet in life where we're NOT forewarned at all is that at some point in our life [and in fact, from time to time], it is Where The Rubber Meets The Road. Meaning, everything we learned either from school or from theories or even in life, they will be tested in real-life scenarios.And this is very much akin to tires/tyres. You can choose to buy the premium Goodyear or Michelin products but the very acid test will be Where The Rubber Meets The Road. Once you hit the road, most [if not all] of its functions will be tested to the hilt and what better way to test it as when you finally hit the road, especially once you go full throttle. By then you can attest if the tires/tyres are that good enough in their traction at various pointsUnfortunately, many of us [including myself many times in the past], we end up getting stuck up with IDEAS & IDEAS that end up overflowing and eventually overwhelming us, ourselves. IDEAS a.k.a. theories that remain as such are akin to NOTHING AT ALL. You got to crystallize your IDEAS into concrete action words and translate such words into concrete action.Task Paralysis
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all !!! Oh, while leisurely sipping my morning coffee this morning and browsing thru Channelnewsasia, I came across their piece today titled Task Paralysis and I thought I won't waste my time by grabbing this pic, NOT because of it but what grabbed me by my lapels was the Task Paralysis piece itself because all along I have been harping about ANALYSIS PARALYSISA Glass Half Full View
Bringing A Glass Half Full View as today's thread seems awfully boring. You might even question me "HAVE YOU RAN OUT OF TOPICS" right on the 2nd day of 2023 ouch Oh no, I didn't run out of topics [not even when we bid 2022 adieu] but rather, I thought I should pluck out threads that may be seemingly boring but if it's relevance is that jarring, I'd take it with no alacrity.When Rewards Are Worth It
Virtually watching the last NBA game in 2022 between the highly cultured Miami Heat versus the resurgent and rebuilding Utah Jazz, what else can you ask for from the recognized NBA stars when no less than Miami Heat's TYLER HERRO banked in his 'Hail Mary' shot way beyond the arc as time was ticking off down to the very last second. And swoooooooop, it sinks in. Oh that was nothing less than seeing things When Rewards Are Worth ItπππFrom a drafted rookie in 2019, TYLER HERRO has gone a long way from that NBA Draft Day till twelve hours ago when he banked in that game winning clutch shot ! BTW, a week ago, I read from the Miami media that TYLER HERRO literally made a 'splash' when he recently inked to purchase a US$ 10 Million sprawling mansion at the pricey Miami neighborhood of Pinecrest.Hmmmm, while today's piece is centered on TYLER HERRO, this is NOT about the NBA, NOT about basketball, NOT at all. This is more appreciating the fact that in the cycle of life, you always start from scratch, down at the totem pole, then for you to rise that totem pole, you got to work your butt out. You can be skilled. You can be gifted. But neither of those criteria guarantees you that success will be served on a silver platter together with your Martini dinner. What cemented TYLER HERRO's successes was the US$ 130 Million contract Miami Heat extended him last October 2022. Indeed, When Rewards Are Worth It
Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt [FUD] These days, the clouds are getting gloomier and the horizons out there are getting bleaker than bleak. ...