Keep Your Wheels Spinning

Thursday, March 19th, 2009 at 10:59 am

“Is your cup half empty or half full?” That was a question posed to me by my wonderful mentor Teshana Henderson, over 15 years ago. She is known to be an optimist and no matter where she is in life, she always found the cup to be half full.

In Todays language, the majority of the world has a “half empty” view on the opportunities that are readily acceptable to us in this current state of our economy. I find it extremely challenging to buy into this negative mindset because my wheels never stop spinning. I feel like I come up with a new idea at least once a day. I could be watching a show, reading something online or having a telephone conversation, then voila!…the light bulb comes on.

With a mind that never goes to sleep, I don’t believe any of us are limited in our options. I do believe that we are limited in our “effort” to pursue our options, which leads one to believe that opportunities do not exist.

My message to you today is to seek a “half full” transition in your life, that gives your mind the ability to just “be”. The mind is a terrible thing to waste and if you aren’t giving your mind the freedom to run and work with the ideas that it conceives, then you are limiting yourself to the confines of a mental prison.

In this economy, opportunities are all around us. We can learn a very valuable lesson from a girls best friend: “Don’t be afraid of pressure because pressure is what turns a lump of coal into a diamond!”

Keep your wheels spinning and give yourself the opportunity to grow and blossom in this trying time. Only those that truly desire to make drastic changes in their lives will make it to the top, which is why only 3% of the world, has accomplished this feat!

Make today matter. Learn something new. Indulge in a foreign experience. Step outside of your comfort zone. Meet somebody new. Read a book that you wouldn’t normally read. Get off your butt and get your wheels spinning!

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