Monday, August 19, 2013

Getting in the Zone


Attracting and retaining moments of clarity


            I live in a confusing, occasionally conflicted, and often unpredictable brain.  I have moments of extreme clarity, purity, understanding and inspiration; as well as periods of confusion, doubt, muddiness, and uncertainty. 

There is something that I like in life, and because I like it so much, I’d like more of it.  (To my gutter dwelling friends, no, it’s not that!)

Some of my favorite moments are those when I feel I have absolute clarity, sense of purpose, brilliant (if I can be so arrogant) recognition.  It’s seeing not just how to fix the problem, but the revolutionary endowment of the solution.  I truly thrive on these moments of clarity, and would like to have them more often! 

Most problems and challenges have a solution or outcome that will "work" to fix the problem.  But many have a bigger picture solution that doesn’t just cure the ailment, but eradicates the disease.  These are the solutions we seek.  These are the ones that require the deepest understanding of not just the problem, but the potential consequences or at least implications of the proposed solution.  It’s easy to add air to a leaky tire.  It’s a bit more work to repair or replace the tire.  It would be revolutionary to install magnets on the sides of the roads that would remove all the nails.  (Ha ha!) 

            Genuine problem solving requires us to seek deep understanding.  It requires us to obtain absolute clarity.  Living in a muddied brain, it’s difficult to maintain the purity of thought to consistently deliver this level of intellectual capacity.  However, living in a balanced, rested, active, brain, these moments seem to come more often.  

What can we do to find ourselves in clarity?  

How can we get ourselves into the zone?  

How might we endow the solutions to the many problems we face? 

What works for you?


Want to make a positive, long-lasting impact?  

Figure out your formula, and let’s get ourselves into the zone!


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