"It’s
a funny thing about life – if you refuse to accept anything
but the very best you will often get it."
— Clyde Abel— |
BEWARE OF THE BUFFET SYNDROME
Several years ago, my wife and I were enjoying our honeymoon
at Club Med in Tahiti. If you've been to an all-inclusive resort,
you're familiar with the massive amount of food they have at
the buffet. Well, as I walked down the buffet line, I started
to load my plate up with a little bit of this and a little bit
of that. I was about half way down the counter and food was
already falling off of my plate and on to the floor -- I just
couldn't fit any more on my plate! I quickly learned that the
best way to approach this challenge was to first take a look
at what was available, and then pick the foods I liked the most.
This "buffet syndrome" also happens in life. We start adding
things to our lives -- a little bit of this and a little bit
of that. We try to learn too much,do too much, help too much,
work too much, etc. Things begin to fall off the plate that
may have been what we actually love. We then end up with what
is just "okay." When we force ourselves to try a little of everything,
we often miss out on what we really enjoy.
By first taking a look at what is available to us, and then
choosing what is truly the best for us and what we most enjoy,
we can begin to say "no" to the things that fill up our time
and keep us from living with greater joy and ease.
ACTION IDEA:
Take a look at your life and notice what you are currently doing
that you do not enjoy. Got it? Now, how could you take that
activity off of your "plate?" Could you just stop doing it?
Could you delegate it? Could you pay someone else to do it?
Challenge yourself to take one thing off your plate this week
(just one for now) and you will most likely notice that you
can have more of what you want with greater joy and ease.
Copyright
© 2004 Rich Fettke www.Fettke.com
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