Just Say Yes…..Today
Just do it for you!
Someone asked me today if I was good at interviews.
I don’t know I said I never really think about it.
What kind of interviews I asked?
You know, an interview for a job. That kind of thing.
Well it’s not like I have been going around lately
looking for interviews I jokingly said, but I think
I would be a good interview in any kind of interview really.
But then in thinking about it more, there was an interview
I listened to a while back about a guy that used to work
for Google a number of years back in the customer service
department. They were trained when listening to a customer
not to say anything about themselves until at least 15 minutes
had gone by. That way they could focus solely on the customer
and what they wanted to talk about and what the reason was for
them calling. It even went so far that they would have a timer on
their desk and it would quietly chime in the background when
the 15 minutes has gone by.
Could you imagine, they had to restrain themselves from talking
about their self for a minimum of 15 minutes.
On top of that, another part of their training was when listening to
the customer, when the customer was done talking, whatever part
of what the customer had said they understood the least, they
would ask about it. You can imagine how deep the conversations
would go. I mean you could go on forever and ever.
Anyways, after I got over this person asking me about the interview
stuff I started thinking about it some more. Why would I want to talk
to someone about an interview for a job anyways? I don’t want
someone to have control over what they can tell me to do anyways.
There is just no f*&#@ing freedom in that. To be bold, free and autonomous is the ultimate way to fly. Free to do the things, create
the things you want to create. Whatever that is for you. It takes a bunch of thinking and some great conversations with yourself and
other people to realize just what level of freedom you want. But you
can have it all. Big or small. Whatever floats your boat and whatever
makes it come together for you.
It still comes down to ‘You Gotta Wanna!’ You gotta want it more
than anything. Today with technology there is more and more and
more noise, so it's important to go within yourself and drown out all
that extra and unnecessary noise so you can focus on whats
important to you.
And you don’t have to overdo it either. Whether you start by
spending 10 minutes everyday on your special project or hobby
or 1 hour a day. It’s incredible what you can accomplish in the
next 30 or 90 days. Just imagine a year, you can start getting
into the expert level. Especially if it is something you are really
passionate and excited about. But you gotta start.
For instance, I like going to the gym in the morning. It's such a
great way to start the day. I haven’t gone swimming for a few
years and thought hey why don’t I get back to putting that
into my routine. I started with 3 laps my first day and just working my way increasing laps as I go. It's just another way to really unwind. It works every muscle in your body and after you feel like a million
bucks.
Maybe I’ll keep doing it for a long time, maybe I won’t
but for now it just feels like a fun thing to do. It's another
activity that sets the tone for the day and increases my
endorphins and creativity level.
Even if you are thinking about something you would like
to accomplish another way is to just book yourself for
an hour a week for the next 4 weeks and just tell yourself
it's a trial run to see if you really want to do it. That's sometimes
all it takes to get the mind going and the body to follow.
Sometimes, it’s important to just say yes to yourself.
