When the Path of Least Resistance
is taking you
Where you Want To Go...
TAKE WHAT YOU WANT or take what you're given
Great things rarely fall in our lap but they often fall close by.
If you're quick, competent and audacious they can be yours.
Otherwise, you must settle for what you're given.
YOUR AGENDA never completely aligns with those closest to you
This is normal and very common. It's responsible for much of human success as a species.
Some misalignments can be solved, others can't and require your ongoing management.
Incompatibilities often present in tandem with increasing responsibility and commitment.
TRADEOFFS: The cost of having what you want
You can only be in one place at a time.
Satisfaction comes from intentionally choosing your own tradeoffs.
The spoils of performing well in a meritocracy increasingly outpace the alternative.
RISK THROUGH TIME works for, or against you
Often, safe & prudent in the moment carries high probabilistic risk of failure, long term.
Too often, we knowingly watch time erode our options, as problems amplify.
Flip this approach (intelligently) and the passing of time works for you.
YOU ARE NOT A CONSTANT nor are those close to you
Human needs and desires shift with every stage of life.
Much of this can be anticipated / designed.
Lack of foresight leaves you vulnerable and susceptible to others' agendas.
ADAPTABILITY IS SURVIVAL. Your environment is not a constant
Oxygen, water, food, shelter, sex and status must be ongoingly secured.
Individuals too frequently underestimate how little time they have before something that's
working becomes ineffective or obsolete.
SATISFACTION IS OVERCOMING stress & uncertainty
Tasting satisfaction is completely within your sphere of influence.
Stress and uncertainty are unavoidable but they can often be chosen / upgraded.
You are more resilient than you think, especially when strategic with stress & recovery.
YOU HAVE BLIND SPOTS. You don't know what you don't know
It is incredibly difficult to objectively view your own set of circumstances.
Doing this alone takes too long, often incurring heavy opportunity cost.
You can be probabilistically and strategically prepared for uncertainty.
ESSENTIAL DAILY TASKS
Only YOU can attend to these.
They cannot be outsourced or banked.
Interpret Reality
How: Be Humble and Curious
The Prize: Temporary experiences of MEANING and PURPOSE
Align With Reality
How: Be a Net Contribution
The Prize: Temporary experiences of being ACCEPTED and USEFUL
Shape Your Reality
How: Build, Create, Package and Present.
The Prize: Temporary experiences of feeling COMPETANT and ADEQUATE
