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Sunday Update October 18, 2020
Sunday Update Oct 18, 2020
Two numbers to start with 999 and 21. 21 days till my 100 Days are done, and 999 times has someone played a podcast episode. Numbers are numbers and people are people. The numbers just keep track of the events. The numbers don’t tell the story.
I almost skipped out on the exercise yesterday. It was odd since I did the podcast early. I got part of my goal out of the way, and I left what I thought was an easy part till later. Life has a way of getting in the way. I had a few beers and too much to eat for dinner. I wasn’t really looking forward to sit-ups. I got it done, but it wasn’t quality time.
I’ve been out of a full-time job for 109 days. I saw a friend recommend a documentary serious on Netflex, called The Playbook. Doc Rivers, an NBA Coach, said his Dad would often say, “We are not a victim.” While I am concerned about the economy, my resume, and my age, I am not a victim. What does it mean to refuse to be a victim? It’s one thing to say it, and it’s a whole different thing to live it. Eckhart Tolle sums it up nicely “When you complain, you make yourself a victim. Leave the situation, change the situation or accept it. All else is madness.”
Before I can leave the situation, I have to know what the situation is. Sounds easy. I’m unemployed. I need to leave unemployment. I’m certainly not going to accept it. I wish it was so simple. Unemployment is a label, a lack of income. It isn’t a situation. The situation might be the type of jobs I’m looking for don’t match the story on my resume or the place where I’m looking. My skill set might need to be freshened up or added to. If leaving is difficult to imagine, maybe it’s because the situation is hard to define. Is it easier to change it? I think it might be.
How can I change the situation? I can add certifications. I can look for different forms of income. I can worry less about the title of employment and get creative. More on the creative idea later.
At age 41, Jack LaLanne swam while handcuffed from Alcatraz Island to Fisherman’s Wharf. He said he want to give the prisoners hope. I’m not Jack Lalanne, but in my own way, I want to give people hope. Hope they can get through their own valley.
Thank you and talk to you next week.
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Sunday Update Oct 18, 2020
Two numbers to start with 999 and 21. 21 days till my 100 Days are done, and 999 times has someone played a podcast episode. Numbers are numbers and people are people. The numbers just keep track of the events. The numbers don’t tell the story.
I almost skipped out on the exercise yesterday. It was odd since I did the podcast early. I got part of my goal out of the way, and I left what I thought was an easy part till later. Life has a way of getting in the way. I had a few beers and too much to eat for dinner. I wasn’t really looking forward to sit-ups. I got it done, but it wasn’t quality time.
I’ve been out of a full-time job for 109 days. I saw a friend recommend a documentary serious on Netflex, called The Playbook. Doc Rivers, an NBA Coach, said his Dad would often say, “We are not a victim.” While I am concerned about the economy, my resume, and my age, I am not a victim. What does it mean to refuse to be a victim? It’s one thing to say it, and it’s a whole different thing to live it. Eckhart Tolle sums it up nicely “When you complain, you make yourself a victim. Leave the situation, change the situation or accept it. All else is madness.”
Before I can leave the situation, I have to know what the situation is. Sounds easy. I’m unemployed. I need to leave unemployment. I’m certainly not going to accept it. I wish it was so simple. Unemployment is a label, a lack of income. It isn’t a situation. The situation might be the type of jobs I’m looking for don’t match the story on my resume or the place where I’m looking. My skill set might need to be freshened up or added to. If leaving is difficult to imagine, maybe it’s because the situation is hard to define. Is it easier to change it? I think it might be.
How can I change the situation? I can add certifications. I can look for different forms of income. I can worry less about the title of employment and get creative. More on the creative idea later.
At age 41, Jack LaLanne swam while handcuffed from Alcatraz Island to Fisherman’s Wharf. He said he want to give the prisoners hope. I’m not Jack Lalanne, but in my own way, I want to give people hope. Hope they can get through their own valley.
Thank you and talk to you next week.