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Personal and personally

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There is a thin difference between making it personal and taking it personally.

When you make something personal it’s a sign that you care about it. It means that, whatever the outcome will be, it will along a part of you. It’s about giving a shape to something that would not be the same were you not involved. It’s affirming your identity through your work.

When you take something personally, on the other hand, it’s a sign that you care about you. You are assuming that you are the focus on the conversation, which is perfectly normal to assume, but is often untrue. It’s about taking a part of something that is going on to justify your behaviour. It’s affirming your identity through the work of others.

It’s a thin difference and an important one.

Not possible

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It’s not possible is a sentence that should always make you alert.

Certainly, somebody must have said it’s not possible for any of the things we today take for granted. It’s an easy way to safeguard someone’s own experience, to avoid facing possible shortcomings, to retain power.

And challenging it’s not possible does not mean that everything is possible. It just means that you are open to a different world and you are seeking a more thorough explanation about why that should not be achievable.

It’s the way of change.

The place with a view

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Awareness is the first step. But it is nothing without acceptance.

If you fight your awareness, if you want to suddenly change or persistently hide what you are aware of, then awareness is no good.

Embrace who you are, what you are given, your circumstances. Own all that and come to terms with it. From that place only you can see what’s next.

Streaks

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Streaks will eventually end. That’s inevitable.

And when that happens, instead of focusing on the small loss, turn the attention on the big win. It will be much easier to get back on track and go for an even longer streak.

In any given moment

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If you are reading a book, do read.

If you are doing some work, do work.

If you are checking emails and social media, do check emails and social media.

If you are chatting with a friend, do chat with a friend.

If you are in a meeting, do be in the meeting.

The point is that you should commit to whatever it is that you are doing at any given moment. Mixing different activities at the same time is a sure way to get nervous, stressed, and eventually achieve nothing.