By Mike Johnson
Inertia is our default position.
No one moves without a reason.
Desire gives us the ambition to go get something we lack.
Comparison and competition push us to gain better skills to get the best rewards.
Acquisition tells us we’ve achieved our desire.
These are all positive observations.
But we actually advance faster and farther by negative observations.
Getting what we don’t want, fuels frustration to reach for what we DO want.
Watching others fail, teaches us what NOT to do.
Falling short, forces us to dig deeper, reach farther and focus tighter until we succeed.
As we age, we study the scoreboard.
Comparison is an indicator of growth.
This morning, while introspectively tinkering with my scoreboard, I realized I’d surpassed my father in some very large life achievements.
Like the slow turning of a Rubik’s cube, there are infinite varieties of “achievement” to study.
Which revealed he’d beaten me in others.
But only because I’d cared less about them.
I did the same with my brothers.
Same observations.
Then I compared childhood Mike and adult Mike.
Same results again.
As we make the journey, we define and refine what is most important to us.
Our biggest desires are individual and unique.
If we’re aware enough to choose what WE truly want, rather than what we’re TOLD to want, the destinations are sweeter.
If we’re able to look back and realize we achieved our biggest priorities, we leave this rock without regret.
How much more fulfilling to say, “I’m glad I did,” rather than, “I wish I had.”
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