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Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five interconnected sites.
Simplicity is an elusive goal sometimes.
Ok, simplicity is elusive most of the time.
But so are a lot of things that are important. Should that stop us from our pursuit?
There is only one, resounding answer to this question.
And maybe by tomorrow I’ll have my movie soundtrack song(s) to share with the world. This was a fun, and frustrating, exercise.
And anything but simple.
Should have seen it coming.
What song did you pick?
Two days ago, I asked, “If your life were made into a movie, what would be the featured song?”
Okay, so I have a confession. This question is too difficult to answer without considerable thought.
I mean, it will be the song featured on your movie’s soundtrack, right?
My other challenge? I’m sort of a music connoisseur and have way too much to choose from. Most of us are like that – the love of music.
Think about it and I’ll see you tomorrow.
Ever heard someone say what you say, but in a different way?
How’d it feel?
Some might feel threatened, because they thought their thoughts were original.
Some rejoice because it validates their thinking and belief system.
For me, it’s the latter.
Click here to go to Brian K. Rice, and his LeadershipConnextions blog. Brian quotes some of Gail Sheehy’s thoughts on Mid Life.
The purpose here today is simple – provide you with links, offering the same thing using different words.
PS. Tomorrow, we’ll revisit yesterday’s question.
Here’s the 463-word Vision/Mission Statement:
Wait. That’s not it. Sorry.
That 463-word vision/mission statement has been on our refrigerator for over a decade, and now I can’t find it.
In it’s place, this One-Take You Tube video I shot two days ago. It basically covers, more or less, the essence of those two words.
So many of you won’t click on the video, because you’re too busy, too afraid, or idiotic.
And remember, by idiotic, we define it as: Someone who acts in a self-defeating or significantly counterproductive way.
There once was a man from Nantucket, ….
Okay, sorry, forgive me please.
There once was a man from Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, who traveled around the country, by bus, by (someone else’s) car and by bicycle.
In 1984, he and his wife of one year, flipped a coin. Palm trees and sunshine won out over mountains and wide-open spaces.
As the years went by, he read many a good book. Gained a ton of knowledge, and even hand-crafted a personal vision/mission statement.
A 463-word vision/mission statement.
Until one day, while teaching to others the critical importance of a leader’s vision, he had a flash of brilliant insight.
The reason people don’t remember fancy, wordsmithed corporate vision/mission statements is due to one glaring reason.
With only a few glorious exceptions, they are way too fancy and way too long.
So he set out to do something about it.
And he labored and poured his heart and soul into it. He took a 463-word vision statement and made it shorter.
Much shorter.
He made it 461 words shorter. For real.
He made it two words.