The Benefit of Being Unreasonable
Today is just one of those days. You know the kind. The sun greets you in the morning with a smile. Every stop light is green on the way to the office. The weatherâs gorgeous. Life is generally wonderful.
Its days like today when I wonder why every day isnât so perfect. When this happened today, everything clicked.
Two weeks ago I had a meeting with my business coach. This guy has a strange knack for taking complex situations, concepts, problems, etc. and making simple sense out of them. So when he heard me complaining I received a pretty simple response.
âStop complaining and start being unreasonable.â
Sounds simple, but I was a little confused. What does being unreasonable have to do with my employee frustration, difficulty with title issues or lack of motivation to get to a workout? Directly, thereâs no connection. But indirectly, the connection couldnât be more important.
We can âbeâ anything we want to. We can be happy, excited and optimistic. Or we can be frightened, reserved and skeptical. The key is making the choice.
In the past, Iâve allowed who I am to be influenced by the circumstances of a given moment. Iâve allowed myself to be the product of my experience. By choosing to be unreasonable, Iâm freed from this trap. My experience becomes a product of who I am.
So for the last two weeks, Iâve been happy for no reason. Iâve been excited about nothing in particular. And Iâve been optimistic when moments look darn right bleak. Iâve been unreasonable â choosing to be who I am and want to be, with no specific reason or influence.
I know this is a Real Estate investing blog, and this article doesnât really fit that description. But the real goal for any income stream is to be able to live the life that we want and choose. Everything just seemed to click today.
If youâve had difficulty being who or what you aspire to, donât forget to be unreasonable. Itâs the simplest way to be you.
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