I love books that make you think.
Books that make you challenge your existing beliefs and assumptions – ones that make you turn everything upside down and temporarily freak out a little bit.
And as you read a book like this, you are left with more questions than answers. Examples given to highlight main concepts are very clear and concise - and feel almost too simple to have any kind of major impact in your life.
I’m reading a book like that right now – Darren Hardy’s “The Compound Effect”
Chapter One is all about choices – The basic idea is that the choices you make every day move your life in a certain direction.
Your choices can be intentional, deliberate, and linked to your future plans, or
Your choices can be unintentional, by default and not linked to any planned outcome at all.
Hardy believes that “we are sleepwalking through 99% of the decisions we face every day.”
He makes a point that these little “sleepwalking decisions” become compounded, and become a part of a bigger force.
No one intends to become obese or declare bankruptcy, right? That kind of stuff doesn’t happen overnight. It’s through a series of small, incremental bad choices that were made over a period of time.
Choices so small, they were hardly noticeable at the time they were made.
“Elephants don’t bite – mosquitoes do. Its the little things in life that bite you.”
Creating a life for ourselves and following our dreams requires our attention and deliberate action.
Following our dreams requires us to be awake, not asleep.
So what is the one thing that makes dreams happen?
Hardy believes “It’s what you decide to do next to get you there.”
Most of us who follow our dreams see a long road. A series of steps. Some steps are bigger than others – and often there is a linear aspect to them. A cause and effect relationship.
We do one thing to move to the next thing.
We may make mistakes.
We may get sidetracked.
We may fall down.
But we keep moving forward, making choices with intention.
And when faced with daily decisions, Hardy says,
“It may feel like a small, insignificant, un-sexy, boring choice – but by making intentional choices over time – you will create a radical difference” (for your life).
Radical difference in an intentional life is good!
What are some small intentional choices you make every day that move you towards your dreams?
Until next photo,
Rem
(Remy’s dream is creating opportunities for photography showings and public displays of her work and to ultimately be recognized nationally as a photographer … then the world. Remy’s post day is Friday
Remy’s dream is creating opportunities for photography showings and public displays of her work and to ultimately be recognized nationally as a respected photographer . . . then the world. Remy is CEO of Cornerstone Creative, a business consulting practice in Northern California. Remy’s post day is Wednesday. +Remy Gervais
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