First and foremost, Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there.
For the husbands and sons…I hope you’ve got everything taken care of for today!
I am not particularly skilled at anything, nor particularly educated.
I’m capable, smart “enough”, can talk to anyone, and hold up my end of a conversation.
I am far more of a generalist than a specialist so I guess you could say a “jack of all trades, master of none”.
I’m inherently curious and believe that someone else usually has a better answer or solution to a problem than I do, so I should just ask them.
Despite all of this, I’m rarely uncertain and make my feelings known.
I’ve struggled with how much to “put in” to areas where things haven’t come easy.
Should I spend more time on addressing weaknesses or strengthening strengths?
I have bounced around in a variety of professional endeavors.
Some good, some not so good, some great, and some…Let’s just not talk about it.
I’ve had relationships that have gotten stronger personally and professionally when we’ve lost money in a deal and friendships that have fallen apart despite us making a profit together.
I have been fat. I have been fit.
I have been drunk. I have been sober.
I have had long luxurious hair and I am now bald as a cue ball.
If I can somehow be navigating through the ridiculousness of life, be able to put food on the table, remain married, not screw up my kids too badly, have a few dollars in the bank, and be in pretty good shape, then anyone of you guys can.
I truly believe that.
And yes, I have had some advantages growing up, no doubt.
I have also had some considerable disadvantages.
I am not taking credit for overcoming disadvantages and I am not accepting critique for being born with certain advantages.
It is what it is.
So what’s the takeaway?
The takeaway is that at any age, at any stage, and at any time you can make changes.
You just have to start.
You can do better, you can improve, you can figure it out.
You can start taking a look at the man in the mirror and liking the person looking back.
For some of us, we’re blessed with the ability to develop early, know exactly what we want to do, and put all the pieces of life together seamlessly.
I can’t imagine that’s too many of us though.
For those like me, we may never totally figure it out.
But we still have to live. The show must always go on.
It would be galactically irresponsible to give up, quit, stop, complain or blame.
Get up, get dressed, get going.
I want to leave you with a quote I read this week “Massive goals don’t require massive action. They require consistent action.”
In Health –
G
