Today’s Bit O’Moxie comes from a magnet I look at every day. Gary Lew (someone I can find nothing interesting about, much to my chagrin) said:
This is your world. Shape it or someone else will.
I most often think of it with regard to two different things.
First, our profession. I’ve long said that our leaders’ disagreement about what we do and what we are is ultimately going to cause the public to define us—and we’re not going to like it. Even now, you see where coaches (the main culprits) often try to tell VAs what they SHOULD be doing to be great VAs. And I think it’s only going to get worse over time. Just sayin’. I mull it over and over. I have no specific words of wisdom about how to impact it any differently than I already do.
So it’s the second context that I really wanted to write to you about today, and that’s this:
The Universe abhors a vacuum. That’s why when you finish a big project (in business or life) and think that you’re finally going to have some breathing room, something shows up almost immediately to fill that space.
You can absolutely consciously create your world. Minute by minute, you have the power, and the choice. You can fill it just with what you want to fill it with. Say no to things that you don’t want so that you have more room for what you do (but remember to choose it or the Universe will fill it!). Ditch the crappy clients so you have room for the great ones.
But you do it, y’hear? Because if you don’t, it will get done for you—and you’re most certainly not going to like that as much as what you would have chosen for yourself.
What parts of your life and work do you shape, and what parts do you feel are being shaped for you without your input?
This is your world. Shape it or someone else will.
I most often think of it with regard to two different things.
First, our profession. I’ve long said that our leaders’ disagreement about what we do and what we are is ultimately going to cause the public to define us—and we’re not going to like it. Even now, you see where coaches (the main culprits) often try to tell VAs what they SHOULD be doing to be great VAs. And I think it’s only going to get worse over time. Just sayin’. I mull it over and over. I have no specific words of wisdom about how to impact it any differently than I already do.
So it’s the second context that I really wanted to write to you about today, and that’s this:
The Universe abhors a vacuum. That’s why when you finish a big project (in business or life) and think that you’re finally going to have some breathing room, something shows up almost immediately to fill that space.
You can absolutely consciously create your world. Minute by minute, you have the power, and the choice. You can fill it just with what you want to fill it with. Say no to things that you don’t want so that you have more room for what you do (but remember to choose it or the Universe will fill it!). Ditch the crappy clients so you have room for the great ones.
But you do it, y’hear? Because if you don’t, it will get done for you—and you’re most certainly not going to like that as much as what you would have chosen for yourself.
What parts of your life and work do you shape, and what parts do you feel are being shaped for you without your input?
Okay, I hear you! I am sending out a message to the universe that my business is full until January. I will fill that time with planning, exercise and good health. NO vaccuum exists here!
Posted by: Pat Williams | October 27, 2009 at 07:35 AM