May
06
Calculating Route
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I was driving to a new place with my GPS unit. On the way back I thought I’d try a different way. After realizing I wasn’t going to make the next legal u-turn it says, "Calculating Route". It didn’t yell at me or tell me I am a bad, dumb, hopeless person. My GPS simply gave me a different route.
Wouldn’t it be freeing if we had this same self talk to ourselves when things don’t turn out "right" or we think we made a mistake?
Instead of having it mean something about us, we calculate a different route.
Can you think of an example that you have recently beat yourself up about? How about you calculate a new route? What can you do now or in the future that would have different outcomes?
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Very nice connection there, Beth. I like the way you think!
A couple weeks ago, I spent all weekend updating and planning an old website that I had put together over a three year period. I wasn’t thrilled to be working on it, but I realized there was some definite earning potential with it. Since it was already established, had about 60-70 pages, had a bunch of links, etc.; I felt it was worth putting in a little effort to monetize it.
In transferring it over to my new hosting account, I somehow managed to wipe out the entire website, not a trace of it anywhere. I was pretty upset at myself and my luck.
Then, I decided that it was actually a blessing in disguise. I didn’t like working on that site anymore. This gave me the opportunity to work on a new project that I can actually enjoy. That led me to begin my new site, which I can put my heart into making awesome…and I will. I recalculated my route and am on my way to the place I’ve always wanted to go.
The concept of their being a correct path to take was the death of my childhood. On becoming an adult I started taking whatever path looked most interesting.
I went to a local college instead of leaving.
I joined the library board (whith a bunch of 60 year olds).
I quit my job (and eventually got a better one).
I got engaged at a young age (and have never regretted it).
Thank you for the reminder that usually, messing up is not bad, just different.
Ouch Matt. So glad you used that as an opportunity to let go of a past, stuck project!
That’s right Nick – how do you know if you are on a good path, if you haven’t tried any paths out?