Today was one of those super days. Totally in the moment, focused, intentional, productive. Learning mostly, soaking it in, tweaking past knowledge to break through to new levels of understanding.

This wasn’t done sitting at a desk on my computer, but cruising through white powder on a mountain, in near white out conditions. Nice.

There was lots to learn today, and it turned out it wasn’t all about skiing. What I discovered is that I’m an over-thinker. Yes, I confess, not only do I over analyze what’s coming next and what was done wrong on each and every turn, I can now see clearly that this is a bad habit in every day life. Over-thinking can turn to stinking thinking pretty quickly. Noticing what we do ‘wrong’ can keep us from taking on new challenges, it can mess with our heads. Today it was about taking on some deeper powder, that for me was a big deal, in my head. But once it was done, it was pretty great! Yippee for me!

This happens in business too. We make the bumps look like boulders or body bags, or some other horrible obstacle. When we over think, it can stop us cold. There’s another side too, as under-thinking can knock us on our butt from sheer carelessness. Or sheer distraction.

What works best at work is the place I visited for most of the day. The present moment. Bringing everything you have to that, while being in motion, in action, tweaking on the go, learning as you do so. What a rush. Couldn’t help but wonder what business might look like living like that each day. Heading down hill, a smile on your face, knowing that I gave it my best. Woo-HOO!!

Wishing you a day just like that.

Keep shining,
Judy