Choices

You're SUPER!

You're SUPER!

We have all met them – shiny happy people who never have a care in the world, and deem it necessary to spread their “joy” to everyone around them. They stand in front of you with their hair on fire, and are just ecstatic that they don’t ever have to worry about their ears getting cold ever ever again…

That isn’t what I am about.  I am not Mr. Marty HappyPants.  I do not believe that every steaming pile of…pudding…has a hidden treasure in it if “we just look hard enough”.

That being said, I do strongly believe that how you decide to react to things in life and in business will determine how well you weather the challenges that will surely come along.  You will have problems, you will be insulted, hurt, even betrayed.  But you have a choice about how it impacts you and how much of it you carry with you as you move forward.  The heavier the baggage you decide to carry, the more difficult the journey will be.

This may seem a bit simplistic.  You may ask, “what about the person that has experienced <insert horrible life changing event here>?”  To this I say “stop it, this is my blog”.  I’m kidding.

You are correct, some people go through horrible things.  People have been victimized in almost unimaginable ways, by people that I personally believe are truly evil.  But I believe they still have a choice to make.  Understand, I realize their lives will be forever changed by these types of events and my heart aches for them.  No one should ever be victimized, and I don’t have the audacity to say “suck it up and move on”.  However, I will say that they can choose to turn the pain inward and let it eat them alive, or they can chose to turn that pain into passion and use it to make some semblance of good come out of the horror they suffered.  Thankfully, for most of us, we will never know what it is like to live after being hurt like that.

So this blog is about you and I, and how we choose to deal with life and career.  What I hope to show you here, is that we make choices about how we react to the events in our lives, and that it impacts us, our loved ones, and our success on a daily basis. In my ever so humble opinion, there are two basic types of people in the world.  Those that live their lives based on what has happened to them, and those that live their lives in spite of it.

I hope that by talking about these things, we will all leave the table a little better equipped to make positive decisions in our lives.  Please leave your comments or questions.  I would love to hear what you think, and you, dear reader, will help shape this site into what it needs to be.

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    http://www.ProfessionalEncourager.com
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    David – aka @threedot

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    Thanks Mark, it means a lot that you came over to read this. I don't know if I qualify for the title “author” but I do enjoy writing these posts. I look forward to our next chat session…


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    Thanks for sending this article to me, David. You are right, it does feel a lot like my latest book! When you told me about it, I did not realize that you were the author. Great job, now let's keep it up. We make decisions every day … we may as well make them good ones. :-)


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    Mark Aaron Murnahan

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    Thanks for sending this article to me, David. You are right, it does feel a lot like my latest book! When you told me about it, I did not realize that you were the author. Great job, now let's keep it up. We make decisions every day … we may as well make them good ones. :-)


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      Thanks Mark, it means a lot that you came over to read this. I don't know if I qualify for the title “author” but I do enjoy writing these posts. I look forward to our next chat session…


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    http://under30ceo.com
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    3dot, i'm excited to see where your blogging goes. Are you still interested in becoming a life coach? My step-mom is actually transitioning careers and going to get trained and such. I like your name anyhow, professional encourager. Let me know if I can connect you two.


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      David – aka @threedot

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      I would love to talk with her.


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        http://under30ceo.com
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        Cool 3dot, when are we going to get to talk? hope your weekend went well.


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    wow…wow


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      http://www.ProfessionalEncourager.com
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      David

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      Glad you enjoyed it Nancy – please visit again :)


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    Great post Dave. Remember John Walsh and America’s Most Wanted! I look forward to your posts.


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      Thanks James – That is exactly the kind of choices I am thinking of. John Walsh’s loss of his son turned into a national movement to help protect children and bring fugitives to justice. The amazing power of choice and committed action.


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    Nong Watanabe

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    Thank you for writing such a great article. Indeed, choice is the key word. The proper psychological definition for this personality trait is called hardiness. Despite many neurological scientists’ opinions that this trait is genetically based, many more believe that a hardy personality can be learned—Choice. http://stresscourse.tripod.com/id106.html


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      David

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      A great quote referenced ont the page you linked to – “You can’t always influence what others may say or do to you but you can influence how you react and respond to it.” (Author Unknown)
      That’s a great article, I will need to spend some time exploring the thoughts there. Thank you for sharing it with us.


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    http://martymcpadden.com
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    Marty McPadden

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    Opps…I found your RSS feed. I just subscribed. Thank you David.


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      Great, thanks. Now I just need to figure out how to see who/how many people are subscribed :)


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    Good and thought provoking post David. I agree that life basically comes down to a series of choices. I would add a third type of person into the mix: one who believes they are responsible for the life they create for themselves. I truly believe your life experience is the result of the continuous creative energy, both positive and negative, we all put forth. We are the artists and our lives are the paintings on the canvas and the sculptures of our experiences. Thank you for posting and allowing me to comment.

    I look forward to reading more posts in the future. I love love to subscribe via RSS but don’t see it here. Will you be adding a feed?


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      Eloquently put – being a creative person the image of life being a painting hits close to home. You can take that metaphor a long way. Choosing your brushes, colors, canvas. Plenty to think on there, thanks.


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    Choices. Why do we choose one path over another? Is it true that we make most of our choices because of the short term or even immediate satisfaction or gratification? Do we live too much in the moment? Do we choose to smoke that cigarette, eat that snack, drink that beer, because it makes us feel good right now? We keep doing those things even though we know that the long term consequences of those choices could be “bad”. Does that mean the choice was “wrong” or “bad”? Are there “good/right” or “bad/wrong” choices?

    I have made some interesting career choices that at the time many would have called questionable at best and more like downright stupid. But I wouldn’t have had the same life experiences, met the same people, had the same level of personal and professional growth that the “safe” choice would have provided.

    The longer I live the more I decide I really LIKE life. Therefore today I try to make choices that will help me to live as long, happy and healthy a life as possible. The body is the temple of the soul. So I choose to eat right / eat less, drink mostly water and lots of it, exercise 30-90 minutes every day, get 8 hours of sleep every night, etc. Those are my current choices, my current path. It works for me right now.


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      Well hopefully your healthy choices will rub off on me a bit. I am figuring out that I like life too – I wonder if everyone goes through that period in their lives where that have to figure out that life is good…


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    http://under30ceo.com
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    Great post man! It def. brings that edge and personality. Not dry at all. If I read this somewhere randomly about a new blog I would start following it! So I’m excited to see you build on this.

    Don’t hesitate to ask for help or thoughts!


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      Thanks @JaredOToole, you and @mattwilsontv have been the inspiration to get off my butt and do something out here in cyberspace. Under30CEO is an awesome site, and you guys are going to do great things.


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    Great post, Dave! I couldn’t agree more.

    I personally manage my happiness by doing the following:
    1) I constantly work to keep my own ego in check, A lot of the unhappiness in the world can be allowed to pass over us once we learn how to differentiate that part of us which is eternal from that part of us which is our ego. (Something Christ and the buddah strove to teach us.)
    2) I keep in mind every day of my life that the universe gives us back the energy we send out. So many people don’t understand this and wonder why their lives are filled full of strife and drama. Send out positive energy, and you get it back in return.
    3) And I constantly talk to the Man Upstairs and feel like I have a good relationship with Him.

    Maybe food for thought for future posts? Great post! I look forward to future blogs.

    Chris


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      Sorry for the delay in replying to comments – I am new to WP and was having some “issues”. Thank you for your thoughts Chris – I agree that we must keep our ego under control if we are to make the right choices about the events in our lives. This is an ongoing battle for me, and I am sure for others as well.


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    Wow. I like. Lots. Very nice. Very thought provoking and insightful. You are so right…life is all about how you look at it and your choices. I know lots of people who live by the “woe is me” concept and it just doesn’t work. You choose to be happy or you choose to be sad. I also know people (and am related to them…sigh) that live by what they have, what they can get and what they want. They will NEVER be happy. I’ve seen them cycle back and forth. They say ” I gotta have this” or “I gotta have that and that’ll make me happy happy happy”. Then when they do get it, they’re STILL not happy. We even make bets on how long it takes them to be miserable again cuz what they finally had to have to fill the hole didn’t do the trick. It makes them crazy to see others happy, content and thankful for what they’ve got.
    Oops, I soapboxed. Sorry! Excellent blog! I look forward to the next one!


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      Thanks Amy – feel free to “soapbox” any time – that’s what I am hoping for here, a lot of considered thoughts and discussion. I am a pack rat by nature (although to a much lesser degree now, been working on that) and I do get a certain satisfaction from accumulation. I understand the idea of accumulation=happiness, but I also know how empty it really is. As I said above, it’s all about the choices you make.


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    Excellent first post, David. Your thoughts echo Buddha’s fundamental teaching- life is suffering. The “baggage” you refer to is our longing for permanence in an impermanent existence. Humans have the capacity to attain happiness but we flail at possessing all that we can while the solution evades us from within ourselves.

    You don’t have to be Buddhist to appreciate this logic. Life is simple- remain in the moment, be a bearer of kindness and generosity, and cherish our brief time on Earth.

    I look forward to future posts!


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      David

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      Thanks for your comment James – “…be a bearer of kindness and generosity…” I really like the sound of that. I agree that life is simple, but the paradox is the depth of that simplicity. Life presents its challenges, but what one does both in the face of and in the wake of those challenges is critical to whether we grow from them, or are stunted by them.


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    http://mabplace.blogspot.com/
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    Mark Brewer

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    Best wishes to you as you start out here. I’ll follow along on your postings.

    Mark


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    http://www.forwardhabit.com
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    Jason Mitchener

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    Great first post. Happiness is a choice.


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      http://twitter.com/threedot
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      Thanks Jason – I appreciate your input


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    http://twitter.com/threedot
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    Dave

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    Karen and Matt – Thanks for your comments – I plan to update about once a week so come back and visit!


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    http://outloudinmyhead.blogspot.com
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    This is awesome! It’s true, we always have a choice how we react. I’ve been learning this lesson more and more. I’m really looking forward to reading more!


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    http://under30ceo.com
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    @MattWilsontv

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    Hey Threedot, love the tone of this post. I’m one of the care free type of people, but it doesn’t mean I don’t ever dwell on things, I usually just don’t let them get to me.

    I really do think that people should do their best to focus on where they are going instead of the low places they’ve been.

    Looking forward to an awesome blog…let me know how I can help


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    http://twitter.com/threedot
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    Dave

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    Thank you for your comment Suzanne. The choice becoming habit – well said.


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    http://www.greenhouseneutralfoundation.org
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    Suzanne (ByDezin)

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    I love this post! We need to be real – keep it real – life is real; and no matter how real life gets, WE are the ones who make the choice on how we are going to deal the cards we’re dealt.

    We all have choices to make… some easy, some not so easy, some travels near, some take us far from home. But if we travel light… we can choose to keep smiles bright; and it’s so much easier to get around in life and turn the misfortunes into strength and positive.

    We need to share good and bad. Every experience we have in life can be a lesson learned. I may be smiling all the time, but that doesn’t mean that things don’t get hard and I don’t share in life’s struggles as well, we all have them somewhere, some how.

    The key is to get the encouragement and strength from those around you to keep moving toward every success in every area of our lives. Before we know it, the positive choices have become a habit, our strength grows and we can share even more with others around us.

    This is already an incredible place to be ~ right here, right now!

Dansette