January 30th, 2010
Decide what you want.
Sounds simple, doesn’t it? It is – it’s just not always easy.
Most people decide to “want” what someone else tells them they should want. As a result, they’re not committed to achieving it. So, when the first challenge comes along, (and it ALWAYS does), they give up, quit, negotiate, settle, or [insert verb of your choice here].
Think about James Cameron’s movie: AVATAR. He wrote the script 15 years ago. Looking around, he realized the technology to tell the story the way he wanted to tell it didn’t exist. So, he shelved the idea – put it in a drawer and forgot about it.
Eventually, when he believed the technology was possible, he brought his vision out of the drawer, dusted it off, and went after it. He had to create the technology to bring his vision to life. So, he did.
Avatar is the largest grossing movie ever made.
The key? VISION. For James Cameron, it was telling his story, his way.
What’s YOUR vision? Decide on a vision you want so much that whatever anyone else says doesn’t matter. When that happens, you will be unstoppable. You will decide what 2010 will look like for you.
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January 21st, 2010
So how do we overcome the “Avatar” blues?
Assuming you don’t need professional help, there are a few simple things you can do.
#1 – Help someone else. Right now, there is tremendous devastation in Haiti. What can you do to help alleviate some of the suffering there? When Christ said it is better to give than to receive, I suspect He was talking about the psychic payback from doing for others – particularly those who can’t repay you.
#2 – Dream. We tend to like what we’re good at, and we’re usually good at what we like. I’ll bet, if you pursued your passion, you’d find your life a lot less gray. Trust yourself.
#3 – Get better. If we’re going to live the adventure we know we’re supposed to, we’ll have to get better. Just like Jake had to submit to Neytiri to learn Na’vi ways, we need to submit to others who can help us learn and grow and achieve the dreams in our hearts. Read. Study. Get a mentor. Hire a coach.
#4 – Celebrate. As you succeed, celebrate your successes. We’re really good at pointing out our faults. When it comes to pointing out our successes? Not so much. Remembering our success(es) helps us through the tough times. So, you’ll probably want to write them down, too.
#5 – Start today. “Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now.” (William Hutchinson Murray (1913-1996), from his 1951 book entitled The Scottish Himalayan Expedition.)
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January 19th, 2010
So what if you’re adventure doesn’t match up to Avatar’s? Believe it or not, that’s normal.
Most of us have a deep desire for adventure. For men, it’s to live an adventure; for women – to be part of an adventure. Adventure means uncertainty, discovery, challenge.
Society works to suppress all of these. (How many societies would fall if the populations they governed were comprised of daring, fearless, individuals who challenged what they didn’t agree with and questioned what they didn’t understand?)
As much as society works to force us into a mold, that deep longing, that deep hunger for adventure remains. We all know, deep inside, we are meant for so much more.
We long to be Jake or Neytiri, riding as Toruk Makto, leading our clan into a glorious battle, against overwhelming odds. Our fear is that we’re not worthy. We fear we’re the one, third row from the back, fourth one in on the left without an ikran to call our own, and when push comes to shove, we’ll be weighed in the balance and found wanting.
How do we overcome? We’ll talk next about that.
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January 18th, 2010
I’ve been checking out the buzz surrounding the movie Avatar. The graphics and cinematography are amazing. It’s obvious James Cameron pushed the boundaries of what’s possible in movie-making. I saw it in 3-D XD. And, it really seemed as if I was there.
What’s striking is the emotional “let down” many feel after watching it. One individual was quoted as saying his world was “gray” after watching the beauty that is Pandora.
Generally, if your world seems gray after watching Avatar, it was gray before seeing it. Avatar merely highlighted for you the discrepancy between the adventure Jake Sully and Neytiri live in their world and the adventure you live in yours.
And, it’s TOTALLY understandable. I’ll talk about why in my next post.
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