What do you see?
Take a look in the mirror. Do you like what you see? Are you up there with the best, or just
getting along? Are you concerned about
who you are in the world in your work place or at home?
The solution is at hand.
So why is it important to see who
you are, what you are about and what your contribution to the world is about? Why, because you are the only you.
“If not you, then who? If not now, then when?” - Niche
When was the last time you took a
course, went to a conference or just pigged out on a programme for the sake of
just loving it? Could you be doing
master chef, or master life or master photography? Could you be doing a something more or
something less so that you could have the life that you are yearning for?
Last weekend I attended PSASA –
Professional Speakers Association of South Africa’s conference in
Johannesburg. Sixty national and
international professional speakers shared “How to” skills and techniques. Every monthly meeting inspires me. Every conference excites me and challenges me
to be more, do more and to give more.
To what continuous education programmes
are you committed? What are you
implementing from such programmes – or are they just filling space in your
diary and distracting yourself for short periods of time? To what is it that you are committing your
life to? What hours of attendance or
lack of, are impacting on who you are becoming or not? How much time, money and effort are you
investing in you to becoming the person you are born to be? Not always will you see why or how, but I say
to you, just do, because you know it is the right thing for you to be
doing. Be part of the process
anyway. Let the process feed your soul,
your philosophy of life, your actions.
Let the process be the light and follow anyway because it is in the
right direction for you.
I love the space from the norm,
the upliftment and to return with renewed energy that continuous education
brings to me. It changes the mundane
into the special. It brings newness, insight
and permission to take courage. It is
about growth in self so that you may offer others more of who you authentically
are. It is about sharing more of self in
a better, improved and generative way – why would you not want to be growing
yourself??? It is researched that 5% of the world is
strong, positive and encouraging. That
leaves 95% who are not. What side of
that stat do you want to be sitting on?
For myself, I want the 5% - lonely sometimes being there, but sure as I
know anything, that is certainly my preference – what is yours?
Go out and find something you can
join and enjoy. Go out and find
something that makes you a better person for having this type of experience,
these people to learn from and this opportunity to pour yourself into.
Make your life one that you will
remember, be grateful for and leave a legacy. Barbara
Dr Barbara Johnson
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