What Is In Front of Me Now?
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.
July 31st, 2008 at 6:33 am
Hi Rick, I spent the last hour or so going through your site, reading and listening to you, Laura… relistening to the stories that I hav heard before. And I realse it is so important to reflect and think about my own bigger game. I look forward with enthusiasm the CTI Leadership course AND meeting you in Singapore. I am indeed grateful to know you.
September 9th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Rick: Just took a moment to catch up on some of your posts. This one resonated with me (not that all of the others didn’t in some way
as I am finding this to be so true in my life. Take care of what or who you are with at that moment and move on…still being aligned with one’s authentic self AND working on one’s purpose and/or vision in life. Good stuff…and thanks for reminding me of this.
Much respect,
David
September 16th, 2008 at 4:08 am
Dear Rick,
Wow, perfect timing (as usual) for my reading your latest post on “What is in Front of Me now?”. I was just being with my complacency and boredom, complaining about the economy, the politicians, my life, you name it. I watched it for awhile until I noticed my hunger that always underlies my complaining. What I am reminded of is that I have no choice until I recognize what is in front of me now. Once I see the complaining next to my hunger, I have a choice about where I want to be NOW. Today my choice was to take action and follow my hunger to find what feeds that (which led me to your blog, among other inspiring places). So in this moment, I’m moving from one “what’s in front of me now” to the next and the worry is not there. For that I am wildly grateful (as worry has been a constant companion lately!)
Thanks, Rick for your thoughts and reminders!! Love, Lynn
February 2nd, 2009 at 4:43 pm
I am a psychotherapist and this makes me think of something I often tell my clients. It’s a saying I like a LOT. I’m not sure the source…but it is: “Go as far as you can see down the road and from there, you can see farther down the road.” Good, simple wisdom. Thanks.