Win One For.....

A win could be something small as dropping a pound or even just getting a call to have a phone interview set up. There are times when we just need I don’t know a spark or sometimes even a little luck to energize us to take us to our happy place. To me a win is just somebody leaving a comment on one of my blogs. Even a negative post to me is a win because I created something inside that person to write from their heart.

Another example of a win is taking control of your life and not letting life control you. I have recently at long last adopted that life style. To me it also equates to realizing that there is just stuff I can not be in command of, and that stuff I need to just let go. A good friend of mine “Tooker” would say when somebody was to serious that you were “holding on to tight.” Meaning that you need to loosen up and relax. A year ago I was “holding on to tight” with things in my life I could not control. Someone we will call Gene K asked me a great question. He said “How do you eat an elephant?” I said one bite at a time. We get bombarded with our life and trying to do to much at once. When it seems that our life has to much going on, we need to take a step back and figure out how are we going to eat that elephant.

To use a sports cliché that I have heard in the past is when players talk about “One inning at a time.” We need to look at our wins sometimes by breaking up the day. For example, you woke up and you wacked your little toe into the wall. Ok this does not control your whole day only that moment in time. Who knows maybe by the time you get to work your boss calls you into their office to tell you how wonderful you are doing. Now that toe issue is gone and now you have won with-in the day. I know the oldest but it is so true cliché of ALL cliché’s and that is “Life is to short” and it is. A year ago I had no idea where I was going to live, work, or even if I would be here this moment. Today I have a place to live, a pretty cool job, and I write two blogs.

I am writing this from my home city of Chicago waiting for my second flight back to my adopted home of Colorado. What is my win today? I had dinner and drinks at the Detroit airport with my great friend Mark A.K.A “Iggy” and my phone rang with a company wanting my resume. The day did not start out with wins, but like I said, there are small ones that can change your day.

To win in the game of life are not always going to be big ones so be patient with seeing and finding the small wins. Also if you see someone who needs help finding a win, don’t be scared to see what you can do. Something like a hug is all they need. Now go out there and win one for you!!

SHOUT OUTS!!!!!!!

Shout out to seeing Deb and Spencer.

Shout out to you for being you.

Simple question here: Who motivates you??