SEPTEMBER 2024 – Life, love, creativity. Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s well… not, haha. You have to be prepared for the swings, to have the strength to manage both the loses and wins. It is pretty stock, standard advice to invest in yourself and I would agree with that. By continuously developing yourself and learning, you will gain a lot of much needed perspective and resiliency to take on the tough times.
Personally, I always like to have a vision for the future. Goals to be working towards, something larger than myself to be supporting, that helps give me purpose and drive to keep going day in and day out. Is it similar for you? What motivates you to continue to push and make the most of each day?
And it really is about the swings as sometimes it is not easy to handle when everything is going your way, haha. A funny problem to have I know, but success comes with its own obstacles to cross. I read an interesting piece lately about how life in the 21st century on one hand has never been easier, so many conveniences, so much abundance and entertainment. But that the main struggle now is navigating the complexity of thousands of choices and maximizing everything all the time. That definitely feels true, especially when you need to clear your mind to do creative work that requires day dreaming and visualization.
The answer always seems (to me), to spend more time in nature and with family. That is a surefire way to pull your focus to the moment. And for all other times, I will continue to engage with the juggling act of the 21st century. I also have this concept in my mind of choosing good long-term plans and doing lifestyle design to make choices that lead to more peaceful outcomes in the future. Gotta play that long game sometimes!
This month I read ‘Airframe’ by Michael Crichton on a recommendation and quite enjoyed it. Crichton kept the chapters and action fast paced and crafted a very intriguing industrial thriller out of a topic that few authors could pull off as well. Haha, but I would have been interested to know how the stock market viewed the circumstances of the plot as an aside. Could have seen it being a big swing for sure! Cheers!
~ CS
