Last week I talked about the fact that I hate drinking water. We looked at the concept of hydrating a body being critical to better decision-making, energy, and creativity in business. I opined that we need proper levels of hydration to properly function and be healthy; that we must be alert to this need and disciplined in it’s implementation both personally and professionally. I also gave a few suggestions on how to “hydrate” your business. You were promised that this week, you’d get a few suggestions on how to “hydrate” your life.
We need proper levels of hydration to properly function and be healthy. We must be alert to this need and disciplined in it’s implementation. Likewise, we must be alert and disciplined in hydrating our personal lives. If you find yourself bored with your career, lacking energy and enthusiasm in your daily life, and simply slogging through the motions to get from day to day, then you are badly dehydrated! It’s time to infuse some hydration in your career.
Allow me to offer you three ideas to immediately get you out of a sluggish dehydrated state and into an energized and unleashed state:
First, commit to getting 30 minutes of exercise daily. That’s right, every day. I’m only asking you to carve out half an hour. That’s long enough to take a brisk walk, get in a swim, or lift weights (among a large number of options). I know that when I’ve taken a few days off for whatever reason, my mood changes for the worse. Get moving.
Second, do something that scares you every day. In this example, I’m not suggesting you do something reckless or foolish. I am suggesting however that you do something that makes your heart race a little and causes you discomfort. It might be giving a speech in public; volunteering for a challenging project, taking a risk that might draw criticism; or pulling the ripcord on skydiving. Life is about creating – not waiting for – excitement and adventure. Those that wait for it get dehydrated; those that seek out are energized.
Third, change your mindset. When Captain Jack enters the same yard every day for his morning constitution, he’s not thinking, “Oh man, the same stupid yard! What a drag…” Rather, I can literally feel from the pull on the leash his enthusiastic exclamation, “The YARD! The YARD! Oh the new smells…I can’t wait to start the day!” Dogs don’t focus on the visual sense that we humans get bored with. They use their highly developed olfactory senses to sniff out opportunity. While you can’t follow your nose quite as well as dogs can, you can change your mindset to seek out opportunity in every day and every interaction.
Life’s too short, friends. Stay thirsty for life and keep drinking that water to unleash your potential and dreams.
P.S. I gave you three ideas. I have seven more that will immediately help you but don’t have the room here. Email me and I will share them with you.
Quote of the Week:
”Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.”
~ Salvador Dali
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