Day #3 of 21… Building The Runway

There are only so many runways to build when trying to accomplish something. I have developed an expertise at runway building. I know how to design and build one; in fact I have built several at one time. I’m that fucking good at runways. If you asked 100 people if they knew about my runway expertise, very few would yield.

I am an expert in nothing. Well, maybe except runways. That’s not a bad thing really. It’s just a place where there is lots of company. Good company.

Life isn’t about what knowledge you have mastered or accumulated, but how many children you have inspired. It’s not about how well your financial portfolio is doing, but if you still smile when a puppy does something funny.

It goes so fucking fast, life does.

So let’s take a look at my day #3 of this 21 day session. It was an okay day. I think I could have done better. This means I left money on the table, meat of the bones, clothing on the hooker and some very good wine in the glass. But I think the real acid test is this: if day #3 was my September 10th, would I be okay with that? The answer is an absolute yes.

If I was an accountant however, I would want to know if I met my analytical objectives for today. To that I would have to say no. But sometimes the experiment is the experiment. You learn from your everyday gambles. I don’t think I can work toward some analyitcal objective. I think it needs to be a human goal. I need to think more about that.

Isn’t life an absolute thrill? A mystery novel that leaves goose bumps on your arms? If not, find some real good Bink-Chai weed (average will even do the trick) and think it over. It really is that good. Both.

So off to day #4. A Sunday. It’s funny how for most of the last several millenia Sunday was a day of worship. How fast is that changing I wonder?

Enjoy today. I mean it!

Smile.

Ciao.

Day #2 of 21… Taking It Easy Today

Day #2 went exactly as planned… I took it easy, and did that very well.

Today I wrote a post to my CoolProteomics blog; something I haven’t done in months. Although it took me several hours to write, I was re-energized with the knowledge that putting more effort into this would be worthwhile for my business.

Outside of that, I didn’t get anything done.

But a good day overall and looking forward to day #3. Now that will be a different story! Much more planned, so little time.

Ciao!

Day #1 of 21… Living Life To The Fullest

You couldn’t get through today without thinking about the attacks. It’s amazing to think it really happened. A bunch of religious extremists flying airplanes into buildings. I hope the virgins they met in heaven are ugly and have syphilis.

So let me ask me this question: Did I live life to the fullest today? A resounding YES. I had a great morning cleaning the house, and getting ready for the day ahead. I sat in the sun for 30 minutes taking in the rays; good for my vitamin D production they say. And just fucking relaxing. Then, I fed the dogs and cats, did some laundry and got ready for my day.

My business day.

The next important question to ask is this: What did I do that was so different today?

So I made two important phone calls I was afraid to make (and has been on my to-do list for months), I called home-based business leads that I haven’t called in years and I made my quota of speaking with 5 scientists today. That is quite an accomplishment. Now, this is only one day, so the real test will come tomorrow and the next day and the next. But every journey starts with one step, and today, was the first one.

I am now pleasantly buzzed thanks to Thursday nights; anyone who read my blog the first 21 days understands the significance to this, and I feel great.

Tomorrow is Friday. A very important day in people relations. Fridays, people are happy the week is near an end, and they are open to suggestion. There are more deals made on a Friday than any other day, so this is the day to close deals, start relationships, make suggestions and pave new directions. I plan to take advantage of that, since I only have 3 of them in this 21 day flight path.

If a totally objective person was watching me today, they may have thought I got nothing done. After all, most of my time was spent doing some pretty basic things. However, what I am trying to do is execute powerful, high impact, far-reaching tasks. Each task will multiply like a ripple in a lake; each wave larger than the next.

I think most can trade time for money, but the real game is to leverage on possibilities, knowledge, talent and timing. That’s what creates opportunities and moments of sheer joy.

So off to another day, day #2. Let’s see where it goes.

And one last time… I tip my hat to those who never got to live their September 12th.

May we all enjoy that day.

9-11… We Must Walk Consciously Only Part Way Toward Our Goal, And Then Leap In The Dark To Our Success – Henry David Thoreau

September 11th is one of those days you can’t possibly forget. You remember where you were and what you were doing when it happened.

And all those loving people.

Young, fat, old, men, atheists, catholics, children, gays, women, pessimists, jews, straight, skinny, muslim, optimists. People with wonderful years ahead of them.

So I got to thinking. I bet every one of those 2,998 people would step into our shoes in a second if they could. You see, if they knew that September 11th was it, they may have treated September 10th with much more reverence and priority.

I know I’m that way with many of my days… hell, I waste more time each day worrying about stupid things, not making a tough phone call, not trying hard enough, or feeling sorry for myself because I may not have reached the pinnacle of civilization yet. What if I took all that emotional, physical, spiritual and mental energy and put it to better use?

Hmmm.

And this is where my new journey begins. A 21 day voyage, beginning on September 11th, 2008 that raises the performance bar every day for the next 3 weeks. Every day will bring another opportunity to mine for gold in all my pursuits, whether they be business, love, health and laughter. The most important part of each day will be to ask myself one question… did I live this day to the fullest? Each day will have its normal twists and turns, and ups and downs, but I will know if I lived it, or not.

So, how do we best respect the memory of those lost that lovely September day? By taking each day we have and making it the only day we have. Because, when you give it some thought, it truly is the only day. Each of us will eventually have our own September 10th, so that’s a pretty good justification for enjoying life today. Don’t you think?

Here we go, another 21 day mission. I know this will be more difficult than my last expedition, but it will also be more gratifying if I succeed.

Another day. At least we have one. Dead people don’t. So let’s do something with it. I know I will.

Laugh… Love… Live.