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Saturday, April 2, 2011
"Right"ness
One of the benefits of being a computer programmer / problem solver is that I am pretty good at finding the "right" way to do something, provided that there is indeed a "right" way. For example, I am a big fan of crossword puzzles - both the New York Times variety, as well as the cryptic (or "British") variety. Now, as we all know, there is one-and-only-one solution to a crossword puzzle. A person need only flip to the back of the book to see what should go in each of those squares.
Life is not a crossword puzzle though! As I dream and plan and research and try to get my head around the stock market and any number of things, there is no crossword puzzle style solution to it all. It's probably a good thing, in that it's forcing me to think differently and (hopefully) expand those parts of my brain that don't get worked out too often. But my, it is a struggle.
I had another insight tonight listening to Robert G. Allen's Multiple Streams of Income CD series (a nice $5 find at a local church rummage sale last week!). I was so glad to hear him say that many people, when thinking of stepping out entrepreneurally, think along the lines of, "why should I do this project, since, after all, many others have already done such a thing?" So I'm not the only one! That's encouraging. I think that a person could end up doing absolutely nothing if they let that thinking dominate them. Perhaps it's that fear of reinventing the wheel. Well, I say, so what? If I reinvent the wheel... then I have my own wheel.
Eeriochay
Life is not a crossword puzzle though! As I dream and plan and research and try to get my head around the stock market and any number of things, there is no crossword puzzle style solution to it all. It's probably a good thing, in that it's forcing me to think differently and (hopefully) expand those parts of my brain that don't get worked out too often. But my, it is a struggle.
I had another insight tonight listening to Robert G. Allen's Multiple Streams of Income CD series (a nice $5 find at a local church rummage sale last week!). I was so glad to hear him say that many people, when thinking of stepping out entrepreneurally, think along the lines of, "why should I do this project, since, after all, many others have already done such a thing?" So I'm not the only one! That's encouraging. I think that a person could end up doing absolutely nothing if they let that thinking dominate them. Perhaps it's that fear of reinventing the wheel. Well, I say, so what? If I reinvent the wheel... then I have my own wheel.
Eeriochay
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Plan >> Do >> Do >> Plan
Hello again -
I find that I live in two worlds sometimes. The "default mode" is that where I'm doing the things on my checklist: paying the bills, taking out the trash, scooping up the dog poop. The other mode, that which I'm in at this very moment, is the more exciting mode: life planning. Dreaming, thinking of what could be, imagining having a cottage near the Irish Sea, visualizing having my own business. At this stage, though, I have a bit of a disconnect when it comes to converting these dreams to action items. I mean, it's reasonably straightforward to reverse engineer those dreams to actionable items in the here and now. But unfortunately, my brain has over 41 years or training in doing the default things. It may not get me to Europe... but at least the backyard gets free of poop. Sigh...
Yebay
I find that I live in two worlds sometimes. The "default mode" is that where I'm doing the things on my checklist: paying the bills, taking out the trash, scooping up the dog poop. The other mode, that which I'm in at this very moment, is the more exciting mode: life planning. Dreaming, thinking of what could be, imagining having a cottage near the Irish Sea, visualizing having my own business. At this stage, though, I have a bit of a disconnect when it comes to converting these dreams to action items. I mean, it's reasonably straightforward to reverse engineer those dreams to actionable items in the here and now. But unfortunately, my brain has over 41 years or training in doing the default things. It may not get me to Europe... but at least the backyard gets free of poop. Sigh...
Yebay
Friday, March 25, 2011
Starting again for the first time
Hello.
Welcome to my new blog. Tonight is Friday, March 25, 2011. I've created this blog to serve as a repository for my thoughts about... being creative. I live in a conundrum of sorts. I am a professional technology worker, and am amazed at the abilities that modern technology gives all of us. And yet, I have this desire to be NOT like anyone else. If I can't be the best, the most unusual, the smartest... then I'd often just rather not play. So in a world where it seems like EVERYONE has their own blog, for me to jump right in and join the crowd seems quite... well... ordinary. But as I've given this some thought, the following two points have come to mind.
Well, let's see then how this goes.
Until next time,
Yebay
Welcome to my new blog. Tonight is Friday, March 25, 2011. I've created this blog to serve as a repository for my thoughts about... being creative. I live in a conundrum of sorts. I am a professional technology worker, and am amazed at the abilities that modern technology gives all of us. And yet, I have this desire to be NOT like anyone else. If I can't be the best, the most unusual, the smartest... then I'd often just rather not play. So in a world where it seems like EVERYONE has their own blog, for me to jump right in and join the crowd seems quite... well... ordinary. But as I've given this some thought, the following two points have come to mind.
- First, not everyone is doing it. You're just seeing those who are.
- Second, if everyone is doing it - so what?!
Well, let's see then how this goes.
Until next time,
Yebay
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