It's Tuesday at 2:00pm! (PST Time: I live and work from Southern California)
Greetings to you!
Each week I send out a short leadership blog that's called "Tuesday at 2:00pm". The purpose of this is simply to provide a brief thought on leadership that you can read and think about in just a few minutes. I send it out every week at 2:00pm (PST) and encourage you to make an appointment with yourself to pause and think about the thing I'm writing about.
Russ...
LEADERSHIP QUOTE:
"The essential thing 'in heaven and earth' is that there should be a long obedience in the same direction; there thereby results, and has always resulted in the long run, something which has made life worth living." Friedrich Nietzsche
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A LITTLE BIT DEEPER:
I'm on a real-life journey to understand more about the "RHYTHM OF MY LIFE" and over the next number of weeks I want to drag you on this journey with me. To read past posts, visit my full site HERE.
Thanks for being on this journey with me over the past month as I've talked about RHYTHM and shared with you some of my journey. Thank you also to those who have reached out and shared your stories along the way. That's been encouraging to me. We're going to keep going, because surprisingly enough, I haven't arrived! There are still lessons to learn, so let's keep going....
I was listening to a podcast this past week and Bono, lead singer from the band U2 mentioned this quote. I stopped and wrote it down, then looked it up later.
Nietzsche, the German philosopher said this and while he pushed against a personal belief in God, this quote speaks clearly of God to me, so I wanted to dive into it.
Bono was talking about the idea of a "long obedience in the same direction" and I connected that to the conversation of RHYTHM. This speaks of discipline & intentionality, but it also addresses the idea of movement towards a goal.
Nietzsche then says: "There thereby results, and has always resulted in the long run, something which has made life worth living." That idea that in going the distance, there will not only be results, but there will be purpose. That's powerful.
Today, think about these 2 aspects of RHYTHM:
1) ARE YOU PLAYING THE LONG GAME?
Are you looking for more than short-term results? Are you looking forward?
2) IS YOUR PURSUIT OF RHYTHM CONNECTED TO YOUR PURPOSE?
How does your "life in rhythm" help you live more purposefully?
My personal quest to find my RHYTHM is 100% connected with my purpose in life. Rhythm helps me live in Purpose! What about you?
DEEPER STILL:
DAY 41 OF MY JOURNEY as I navigate some thoughts around rhythm.
Life Continues On...
Purpose
How does "Rhythm help me live in Purpose"?
In Stephen Covey's book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People defines the 2nd habit as: "Begin with the End in Mind". It's a habit connected to purpose. It's a reminder to us to picture where we're going!
I think that often, because of the pace of life, the demands on our time and energy and the general chaos around us, it's really easy to forget what our purpose is.
We're not playing the Long Game, we're just trying to survive.
Nietzsche said it, "...a long obedience in the same direction..."
Covey said it, "...begin with the end in mind, and have a clear vision of your desired destination..."
Jesus said it, "...I came so you can have real and eternal life, more and better life than you ever dreamed of..." (John 10:10 MSG)
This week, I'm reminded of my purpose, what I was put on this earth to DO and what I was put on this earth to BE.
Purpose brings...
Meaning: What am I living for?
Direction: Where am I going?
Values: Who do I want to be?
Influence: Who do I want to impact?
Trying to find my rhythm without having a clear goal or destination in place is just a waste of time.
What is your purpose? Do you have a glimpse of where your heading? Rhythm will help you on that journey!
Things I'm Reading, Listening To and Watching This Week:
Covey's classic book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Once you have defined your purpose, these habits will help you live towards them.
For some entertaining trombone, follow www.instagram.com/allym00re_ Truly Inspiring!
One of the best inventions when you're working on poster boards or charts with a client: Post-It Cover-Up Tape
I'm doing some work with a local Board this week and am revisiting the work in The Advantage from Lencioni. Powerful simple truth that helps guide all organizations!