Let the Game find you!
We have just completed our Bigger Game Train the Trainer in Silver Bay, NY with 12 terrific new Bigger Game workshop trainers, and I am reminded once again about one of the most important key concepts of playing one’s Bigger Game. It is about letting the Game find you, rather then working hard and trying to figure out the “Right Game” to play.
As soon as we step into any perspective about needing to find a Game or working really hard to make a Game happen, we have left the magic and the joy place of playing on the Bigger Game Board. What I do keep noticing for folks who are successful with their Bigger Games are the key qualities of joy, fun and play. It is a simple, yet important reminder to myself over and over again that the phrase is “playing your Bigger Game,” not “working really hard at your Bigger Game.”
Now, there may be days where there is hard work and yet let me offer up a distinction here. When we are compelled with a great Game the work is not hard, but rather there is a flow and there is much joy - the hours may be long and yet we are so into it we forget about the time completely! Have you ever experienced this magical place? This is the sweet spot of playing one’s Bigger Game.
Do an assessment today and check in on how much joy and fun is happening with the Game you are playing right now - and then dare to take some Bold Action to take it up a notch! It is your birthright to have much joy, love and fun in your daily life!
Thanks for checking in on the Blog. As some of you know, I say many times… “more to come!”
Namaste!
Rick
April 18th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Rick, I love that you point to this.
…I have been amazed at how very different it feels in “letting the game find you” verus “looking for the right game”. I never used to “sit still” very easily….so over the past 2 years, releasing the urge to find the “right game” has been a Bold Action in itself. (lol) And I love it here. I know intuitively that I’ll play additional bigger games in my lifetime, and I now trust that they’ll emerge, perfectly timed, in the right manner and with the right details….just when they are supposed to. No Worries. Lots of fun.
I look forward to learning more of the Bigger Game playing skills….which I am confident will be of great value…….for when my next game finds me.
As always, thanks for being you and for your work which inspires others,
Leann Maxwell-Burr
June 5th, 2008 at 5:14 am
Hi Rick!
What you point us to here is very “up” for me, having just come off of a full week of 14+ hour days that left me FLYING instead of exhausted! AND, what I notice on this side of it is that having recently experienced that joy/fun/play/magic place, I also have a heightened awareness in the rest of my life where those qualities are not present, at least not to the same degree. So it’s a great way to notice where my Bigger Game potential is present, and it’s also a way to be aware of parts of my life that need some juice!
Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts here, Rick. They’re always helpful!
Much love,
Laura
April 22nd, 2009 at 10:36 am
Yes i like this AND…….
I still find it scary when the game finds me and i know its a gulp, and well - i get scared…..
WIth love to all,
Andy