These last two weeks in Vail I’m getting perspective, which for us hard-charging types is not easy to do.
In the last two weeks, I’ve had friends who—
One banker has had an even bigger year than last year, which was by far his biggest year ever. Rather than celebrating, he’s worried about how he will replicate it next year.
Another senior banker had two great job opportunities just show up…
Instead of remembering that a month ago he would have given both of his arms for two options, now he feels weighed down by having to decide.
My oldest friend in the world was struggling with a writing project that she had turned into a big deal instead of seeing this is just one more project in a long string that she has crushed…
And, that, well, relative to the once in a lifetime moments with her nine-year-old daughter at Christmas, that project won’t mean squat six months from now.
Another client has two incredible job offers on his lap…
Guess what? Yep. He would have given both of his legs too for these options, but now he was feeling the angst of having to choose…
That was until he started to see it like having the angst of choosing between a hot blonde and a hot brunette.
Another client has a similar situation…
Two ridiculous job opportunities and instead of punching the air feeling amazing, he’s been all stressed out about how to handle them.
All of them have different situations, but we all have the same problem…
We’re human! We adapt!
No matter how great our lives are, our brains are built to latch onto something to think/worry/obsess about, which blocks us from thinking about what’s amazing in our lives, and smelling what’s around us…
Every moment you can choose to let your brain trick you into not feeling amazing, or find ways to become absorbed in the moment…
Walking through Vail, smelling the cinnamon, that’s what I’m thinking.
Happy holidays!