Is it that baseball season is here? Or that the NBA is beginning its playoff suaree? Maybe it's that the Primetime TV season is drawing to a close. Or, maybe it's because I'm moving into a new apartment. Anyway, there's more than a few events that have got me reflecting on transitions; what we're all moving on from, and where we hope to go.
Sure, look at any transitionary event on a micro-level and the significance may seem minute....there's still 145 games left in the baseball season, just enjoy the process....sure the playoffs started, but the Lakers aren't in the finals yet....and yes, the TV season is almost over, but now the summer is coming and you can catch up on the shows you didn't get to watch. So, what makes these transitionary times seem like so much more?
Our imaginations, though we thought we lost them with our childhood innocence, always seem to get the best of us. The eternal optimist that is the human instinct constantly reminds us of the prospect that perhaps the next season of Chuck or Heroes will be even better than this last one, perhaps this year the Playoffs will truly be something amazing, or now that Manny's back, Dodgertown is going to have a buzz unknown since the late 70's.
Of course, I personally see my move to a new residence as an opportunity for growth and re-focusing on the things that I think are important, like getting my ass to the gym, hunkering down and studying for that GMAT, and finally completing that business plan that will help me start my own company and do what I've always wanted to do...coach, teach, and mentor. Am I really more likely to achieve my goals living in a new place? Not really, but the continuing to remind myself that I'm now better prepared, suited, or otherwise inclined to follow through with my goals can have a great, positive effect on achieving my goals.
A bit of rambling, I know, but I guess the moral here is to try to keep a positive and opportunistic outlook on things. Yes, it's human nature to think that the next step will provide something positive for us, but the challenge is in identifying those positive opportunities, and to then channel our optimism into making those things happen. I'll even hold myself accountable here on this blog. Yes, that's it! If I can do it, others can too. So check back, and I'll keep y'all posted on how the gym thing, the GMAT thing, and the business plan thing are panning out. But that will have to wait a post or two, because I'm not a fan of boring my fan base of one with stories revolving around me....I prefer my observations of the things that happen around all of us. That way we can get a dialogue going, and that's just more fun for every-one of the fans of the site.
Until then......Viva los Leikers!!!
