Father’s Day is bittersweet for me…This was the ninth Father’s Day without my dad. I miss him every day, but this day is especially memorable. That being said, I have no regrets about our relationship or the amount of time we spent together. I consider myself fortunate that especially in the latter years of his life, we embraced our time together. And today, I still embrace this time without him as it reminds me of our life together. So I guess my opening comment is really inaccurate. It’s just sweet.
I watch the final round of the United States Open every Father’s Day. When my kids were at home, we watched it together. Now my wife very kindly tolerates it with me! It’s interesting to see how many patrons in the gallery are recording events right in front of them with their mobile devices. Many are watching the action through their phones, rather than embracing the moment in front of them. I’ve attended one US Open in my life and for all I know, that will be the only one. I remember every moment of that day.
Embracing the moment doesn’t come easily to me. It’s become a daily discipline that I must work on. It’s easy to get caught up in what’s happened in the past, anxiety of what might happen in the future, or the chaos of the moment. It’s taken a lot of personal effort borne out of my work with my own professional coach to catch myself and re-focus when I get out of balance.
You’ve heard this before: embrace every moment. That includes the challenges, struggles, and obstacles. Allowing them to take you off balance is perhaps the biggest risk you take both personally and professionally. That lack of balance kills innovation, creativity, and confidence. Embracing the moment allows you to be free of negative things you can’t control, and realize that every moment is a chance to help you grow and thrive.
Here’s your assignment for the week: Look back on the challenges of the prior week and find one thing that made you better from each of those experiences. Commit to carrying those lessons over into this week. If you need help in doing this, contact me. We all need help in staying focused on embracing the moment.
Bottom line for your business and your life is that embracing the moments – all of them – and committing to learning and growing from them will accelerate your business and personal goals. And, you’ll have more fun doing it.
Quote of the Day:
“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person; he believed in me.”
~ Jim Valvano, late college basketball coach and analyst
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