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Perspective

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It was a full day ahead with client meetings, prospecting, networking and speaking at an event. I had forgotten to turn on my ringer and was driving off to my first appointment when a call came through to my car. It was my husband – he was frantic. He had been trying to get a hold of me for 20 minutes. He had just had a major car accident on the busiest freeway in the area during rush hour. All of the sudden the day and world shifted. My perspective changed from hustling about the appointments of the day to realizing that life is precious and we had just been granted a miracle.

Accidents happen every day. We may take for granted that we make it through a day in safety. This particular day my wonderful husband’s life was spared as he side swiped a semi-truck and hit two other cars. It was a miracle that no one was hurt as there were maintenance workers on the side of the freeway changing equipment from one truck to another. This distraction on the side of the road took my husbands eye from being forward and when he looked away traffic had come to an almost standstill.

What is your perspective? Keeping your eyes forward will get you to your end goal. Keeping your mind and energy from distractions becomes a lifelong journey. Perspective can change and shift without notice. Are you happy with what your perspective is today? We each have the power to change our mind, world and energy. It is possible and imperative for each one of us to live the life we desire.

I am grateful for life and especially for the life of my loved ones. Thank you for being a part of my journey and sharing your perspective with me.

Straddling the Fence

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Straddling the Fence

I was raised on beautiful farmland in southeastern Idaho, I had many occasions where I found myself straddling a fence. We had a couple of different types of fencing on our large farm and ranch.

We had electric barb-wire fences on our property. It was pretty tricky jumping over them and not getting shocked. I learned pretty fast how not to touch the fence. Then as I got older, my parents invested in these beautiful white wood fences. They were tall enough that the horses couldn’t jump over and low enough that the calves from the cows couldn’t crawl under.

When climbing over that white fence I could straddle or sit on it. This gave me a higher perspective. I could watch what was happening in the corral.

Like the fence, there are moments in our personal and business lives where we are indecisive. We may question whether to “cross” the fence, sit on the fence or go back the way we came. There is a saying that is true, “you’re either sliding or climbing but never standing still.”

Once you have decided to head down a particular path, you have begun the commitment process. If we make a commitment and pursue that course of action we will feel like we are climbing because we took the action. When we stop and take no action then we begin to slide. We can always change course but the beauty of that is we are still climbing because of the action.

In my office hangs a picture with the word commitment on it. The quote, “determination is often the first chapter in the book of excellence” is under the word commitment. The picture is one of a runner in the early hours of the morning and set in a wooded rough terrain.

The reason I selected this picture was that I knew there may be days that are tough or hard. There would be days I would want to quit. But the runner in the picture reminds me of a goal I had and completed several years ago of running in every state of the country. Not only does the picture remind me of that goal I accomplished, it inspires me to stay focused on my new goal.

Sometimes I may try to straddle the fence but when I do I feel like my confidence is diminishing and my power as well. Taking action and striving for improvement has produced positive results.

All you have to do is climb the fence and explore the other side.