Monday, September 3, 2012
Flexibility – The Key to Weathering the Storms of Life and Having More Fun
Everyone has seen news coverage of hurricanes
whipping massive trees back and forth. Those trees can withstand the tremendous
power of the storm because they’re flexible. They can bend with the changing
wind. Most of us, especially working parents, who often experience busy, stressful days can learn a lot from those
trees.
Not only does flexibility make a difference
on whether we “snap” under pressure, but it also influences our quality of
life. As you were growing up, do you remember parties where some children would
jump in and play all the games, whereas others would stand stiffly by watching?
Who had more fun? The ones willing to be flexible and try something new!
One of the first things you need to realize
is that you can’t control everything.
And secondly, you can’t please everyone.
Too many of us worry unnecessarily about what others think. When in reality
they’re not thinking about us at all. Of course, it’s good to care about what our
family thinks since our decisions have a direct effect on their lives. But why
make life decisions based on what your neighbor or hair stylist may think.
Tunnel
vision keeps you from looking outside the box.
In olden days, they’d put blinders on horses so they couldn’t see anywhere but
straight ahead. It quieted their fears, because if they couldn’t see it, it
didn’t exist. You and I know that what you don’t see coming can hurt a lot. So
while being extremely focused is good for accomplishing a great deal, we all
need to take a step back every so often and reassess if we’re going in the
right direction. Taking
a quick walk around the park may be all that is needed.
Learn
to compromise and let go of perfection. There really is
more than one way of doing things. Focus on the desired results and try
something. If it works fine, if not try
something else. And if someone has a valid suggestion, give it a try.
Forgive
yourself for letting some things go in order to accomplish something more
important. You may have the goal of being a multi
millionaire by they time you’re thirty, but if your child is injured and needs
a year out of your life in order to make a full recovery, which are you going
to choose?
Rigid
thinking may help you make quick decisions, but flexible thinking is key to
mulling over a problem and finding the best solution based on all extenuating
circumstances. If you’re having thoughts that aren’t
serving you, challenge them and shift to something more positive.
Being flexible depends a great deal on
thinking things through and then deciding what’s important to you. If you’ve
decided you can delegate some less important things like household chores so
you can concentrate on the more important things, contact us at Simplify.
If you live in the Silicon Valley, our team of
professionals can relieve you of what’s a burden and gift you with more time.
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