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Life Footprint and how you spend the only time you have - “Now”

In the last post on “Encounters” the footprint on life of those interviewed seemed larger, or at least very different to what most of us live within. Victor Frankl’s “Man’s Search for Meaning” springs to mind in thinking about this “footprint” concept. It is a wordy emotionally tough but very rewarding read. To get more value from it for myself, I visually decoded some of the key elements and mashed it with other thinking as follows: 

Yes, there is a lot going on here! If you start in the middle - that you (the flea) have a choice at every waking moment - does your mind wander into the “Red” zone of ruminating on the past or the future, or stay focused on the “now”

In the “red zone”, it is about:

• reliving past decisions, events on what might have happened or why one feels so screwed or unhappy today. This could be about getting old and the future not looking as rosy as the past, or
• ruminating as a substitute for action … where you have read one email to far on a Friday afternoon and can’t do anything about it till Monday. Of course, Monday comes and its no longer a big deal … apart from all the worry/anger etc airspace it got all weekend!
• worrying about what the future will bring based on basic needs not being met … maybe fears of losing what appears to be hard won security

However, in the “green zone” it is possible to get a life portfolio that weaves the various aspirations, resilence and habits that allows one to thrive. For me that looks like:

• Achievement … of our Information Leadership business, in growing, satisfying customers and giving all of us working in it an opportunity to thrive in what we are good at and like doing. Also, personnal achievement in putting together and delivering keynote presentations and workshops, as well as one off non-work related projects
• Connectiveness … being in a thriving and loving relationship with Sarah and my daughter Hannah and surrounding ourselves with close friends and family that as Tony Robbins would say “magnify the human experience”
• Connectiveness… to nature and the universe through getting out amongst it regularly - in New Zealand mountains and beaches, as well as regular journeys around the world
• Suffering Resilience … yes, I could “do better” at this … attitudes, going with the flow, staying in the “now”
• Habits … eating right, exerciseing regularly, relaxation, reading and watching new thinking, time into relationships

Eckhart Tolle has written and created audio programmes, like this one, that are powerful in nudging one from red to green thinking, building resilience and then taking constructive action. The Power of Now is a good starting point.

Tags: goals, life_portfolio, now