Gone Fishin’
Many times you will here from people that the key to success is hard work and perserverence. I think I can agree with this, but I have a different understanding of what it means than I had once upon a time. Hard work is about sticking to your guns inside. It isn’t about making a list and following a regimen, but on the path to success you will probably do both of those things. However, those tasks will be the result of success rather than the cause. The actions that will lead a person to success are a result of their ability to stay aligned with their end goal, and to not lose resolve when they may fall off that path momentarily.
Life is like going fishing. There is a big lake out there it is important to cast the line out there and see what you can catch. Does a fisherman consider himself a failure when the hook comes back without a fish at the end? Perhaps, but most know that they have to cast that line out again and eventually they will catch a fish. It is almost impossible to not catch a fish doing this.
What is funny is that the world is a giant lake filled with an unlimited supply of fish that will never run out. Particularly today with the advent of the internet we are not limited to the small pond or tributary or stream that flows by us. The entire world is at your fingertips to forge new relationships and bring about a dynamic existence to life that is more obvious than ever before.
We are still adjusting to this new reality. We are getting more and more comfortable with the ability to communicate without borders or limits.
I encourage everyone to contact someone they have not met before but share a common interest with. Take advantage of the opportunity that these times have afforded us.