Often times in life we are faced with needing to get tasks done. For some people, this may seem like a daunting task for those that “procrastinate” since the very concept of something being a “task” implies some level of effort away from comfort. In most instances, the tasks we are faced with means discomfort is guaranteed to follow based on our assumptions. In almost every instance, our assumptions are correct so why should we even try? What I personally have learned is that in life you just need to show up. That means being where you have to be at the time you need to be there. In a relationship that means being there for your partner, whether that means physically, mentally, or emotionally. If your in your workplace – make sure you show up and be there on time. If you can do these simple things, you are doing better than 90% of the people you are surrounded by. So many people walk around like zombies on autopilot unaware of where they are and what there doing. They are moving transiently as a passenger instead of being the conductor of their life. The change is simple though…just show up. Case in point, at my job we usually have weekly meetings that are filled with good intentions but evidently doesn’t progress us closer towards our goals in the workplace. In these situations, I love to examine the atmosphere of the room. Typically, I notice 3 groups:
- Self-Diluted Group – These are the people that are sucking up to the bosses to play the appearance of trying to create meaningful work. They lurk behind their meaningless words, typing aimlessly as to appear to get closer towards progression. Usually they constitute around 30% of the individuals in a room.
- Well-Intentioned Group – These are the people who genuinely have a wanting towards progression and put their efforts into trying to move closer towards whatever objective we are trying to reach. They would usually constitute around 20% of the individuals in the group.
- Rebellion Group – This is the group you will find me in. We spend one minute trying to come up with ideas, but rapidly transition our conversation towards either ranting or venting around the problems of the day. In our own self-defeatism, we shift away from speaking about anything remotely related to what we are supposed to speak about, but instead discuss what we are going to eat tonight or upcoming vacation plans. We constitute the remaining 50% of the individuals of the group.
VWhile at one meeting, another person in my group was fuming because other members in the room were asking completely unrelated questions. Even worse the moderators of this meeting were feeding into these questions. After ten minutes of meaningless conversation, the individual annoyed at this was about to explode in anger. Another member of our group quickly said something to the extent of, “why are you bothering? The reality is we are all contracted to be here towards a set time. Whether we spend 20 minutes discussing this or 5, does it really matter? We are just checking off the boxes.” And with that word of advice, I feel it can be applied to many things. We just need to show up, check the boxes, and move on…
Undead Knowledge 