I know it has been a bit of time since my last posting–life does seem to go rather quickly, eh? And I am taking a moment today to reflect, something I am becoming more committed to each day–more to go with that!!! Recently I was asked by a participant of a Bigger Game workshop how I got to where I am in my career–a question I get asked somewhat frequently. It has me reflect on the idea that I even have a career–I have never thought of myself as a career building person. My own awareness of my career is very low–however, what I do notice is that I have a day to day existence of doing “what is in front of me now.” What I realize is that I am at this point in my life–and deeply grateful for it–as a result of simply “doing what is in front of me now.”

In my day to day life, this translates into coach the person in front of me now, lead the workshop that is front of me now, do a keynote that is in front of me now, be with the team that is in front of me now, be with my family who is in front of me now, and so on and so on. My life is one very long string of “what is in front of me nows”–and when I look back on that string I only then realize that I may indeed have a career–focusing on creating a career did not generate a career for me. AND, what I have finally come to be wildly grateful for is that it will NEVER be done.

There is no end in sight for this string. For me personally, there will be no “stopping, i.e., retirement–how could I even consider stopping what I love to do the most–be with what and who “is in front of me now.” So my offering to you today is simply to be with and do “what is in front of you now” and tomorrow, “repeat”–just like is says on some shampoo bottles–”shampoo, rinse and repeat.” (Don’t you just love how they tell us how to shampoo!)

I so now know that fulfillment, joy and fun comes from moving from one “what is in front of me now” to another without worry in between. I would love to hear some of your “what is in front of me nows” in your own lives, as I know you have wisdom on this topic as well. Thanks for reading. Much joy and fun to you all! Best–Rick T.