AYD - May 9, 2014 - Because You Can, You Should

"Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes...the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules...You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things...they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do."

- Steve Jobs

 

It just deserved repeating today.  Could be an affirmation every morning really.  A mantra.  It is not who said it, it is what it says to you. 

 

We all need a kickstart.  A motivating factor.  Not all of us are able to find it easily...and it is even harder to maintain focus when we do.  So us crazies need to encourage the motivation.  Let your hair down....share an idea or thought.  More so, share the passion with confidence and without fear of the raised eyebrow and wrinkled up nose expression in return.

 

Awaken Your Day.  Begin to write your daily script first thing ... in your format, before the preauthorized templates come into play.

 

Show a little crazy ... think a little wild... push the human race forward, starting with you.

Because you can...maybe you should.

 

Good morning you Nut.  Where shall we begin?

 

Good morning, greater day.

Greater You, shows everyone it is okay to test drive an adventure.

 

Pierre Couturier

Husband, Daddy and Author to my Day

AYD - May 7, 2014 - Are You Waiting, Or Are You Creating

"Don't wait for something big to occur. Start where you are, with what you have, and that will always lead you into something greater."
- Mary Morrissey

Sometimes we do not even realize that we have sat back into "Wait" mode.

Status Quo.
Is what it is.
Standard Procedure.

Underneath our 'routine' activities ... we would like that unexpected life moment to just jump up and change everything for us.  And it is so easy to not see, that during our 'routine' we could be slowly edging in the Shift we are wanting to make.  We could be working the construction for the Off Ramp that allows us to explore out to a new road.

We need our like minded individuals.  We need those successful stories around us.  We need to bring closer those "It can be done, it has been done" stories and people to keep the idea right there on the horizon ... to help us not drift back to that steady place of just keeping it between the lines ... for another mile, another day, another flip of the calendar.

Opportunity has called recently, and I have been "waiting" for a free moment in my "routine" to be able to call back without distraction.  Funny.... my "routine" has been that distraction and I realize in a much less obvious way, I am once again,  waiting.

Notice - Construction to commence, expect acceleration to commence.

Good morning, greater day.
Greater you, is just better for everyone around you.

Pierre Couturier
Husband, Daddy, and Author to my day.

AYD - April 23, 2014 - Out of Balance- Out of Mind

“I think the most significant work we’ll do in our whole life, in our whole world is done within the four walls of our home.”
- Stephen Covey

Word for the day - Balance.

We do not often sit down when things feel off.  Our mood, our day, our job.  Things don't feel right and we cannot put our finger on it.  Often, we stop there and just continue to feel off.

When our child is off, we should be analyzing his HALT while we search for understanding to his behaviour in a particular moment.  Is he  Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired ?  HALT.
My wife and I learned to apply the same concept to ourselves and we discovered it worked well.  It helped us recognize the cause of our feeling "out of balance" and gave us the tools to realign our mood, and thus our control on our responses.

Work can slowly pull you out of balance.  Our focus can easily go to the To Do list and the tug of war can creep to the exhausting side before we recognize the warnings. 

Remember your Balance.

Get your feet back under you by taking a breath in the mornings.  Look around at your Home and all the elements that make it.  Gaze upon the pictures on the wall; the faces, the stories.  Enjoy the quiet for a moment.  Home, is the creation of your balance.  Our feet fit well here in the Wall of Fame molds.

This is where all your success is built on and from.  Let it relieve that wobbly feeling ( in whatever form it brings to you).  Regain your Balance ... and then Begin your day.

Good Morning,
Greater Day.

Greater you, is a an example of Balance to remind others.

Pierre Couturier
Husband, Daddy and Author to my Day

AYD - April 21, 2014 - Kick Start With Purpose

"I began to have an idea of my life, not as the slow shaping of achievment to fit my preconceived purposes, but as the gradual discovery and growth of a purpose which I did not know."

- Joanna Field

 

Thank you Ms. Field.  I read these words today and I found myself grateful for the simplicity and the knowledge that I was not alone in my thoughts.  A picture was given to repeated emotions.

 

As I grew up my ideas of success were started in a messy chunk of clay.  Not a block, as that would imply that it started out as a preshaped package of mentored ideas build on lessons learned and now waiting for my imagination to run wild with ideas on how to shape this nicely offered hand delivered shape into anything I wanted. 

 

No, Not a block... but a chunk.  Like someone handed you a Rubik's cube all messed up already and you had no idea where to start.  I had to tinker just to get an idea of a vision.  Had to work it, so I could get a hint of a picture, like looking at the clouds to see that which no one else can.  I had to follow a pattern, fail, examine, try again.

 

Over time, I felt anxiety for the shape of my purpose eluded me.  Alot of feelings come and go as we discover ourselves.  Axniety, haste, worry, failure, lost, desperate, remorse, some joy, some hope, some excitement.  Best of all, was over time, I began to feel comfortable.   The comfort came from being able to see the gradual growth of understanding of myself, and life experiences.  To, Connect the Dots.  I met, "Ah Ha!", and began to date Right, instead of Wrong, decisions.  I developed a better relationship.

 

So many lessons learned, now under my feet as stepping stones to more doors to open, and more purpose to reveal.  The more I understood, the better grip I had on decisions now before me.  The more appreciation I discovered for all that had come to me.  This all leading to clarity in my purpose.  Gradually ... the purpose I had not known.

 

So, a little heavy for a Monday ... but yet, really quite simple.  The reflection of your timeline and milestones in coming to know you and your purpose for what it is today ... makes any challenge show itself for what it is.  Not insurmountable, but rather, just another exciting day on the journey.

 

Monday is no different.  You have been here before.  Help it understand it's purpose.  Help others to see the value.  I never knew that Monday's purpose was to start me off right.  First gear. 

 

Many races are won at the starting line.  In the reaction time.  Tune up your purpose early ... for you overall, and for your week.

 

Good morning, Greater day.

Greater You, is a great leader for those around you.

 

Pierre Couturier

Husband, Daddy and Author to my Day.