The Importance of Motion

I have decided to begin a series that I had previously called G Force. The fundamental element is motion. Without motion there is no life. I went for a jog today and being a bit out of shape I was fully aware of the motion of my heart and the work of my lungs. Without the movement of blood through my heart and the movement of air through my lungs I would quickly die. In a grander scale I think about the the Dead Sea. It receives water but does not move any water onward. It is a repository that quickly becomes toxic to most forms of life. In an even grander scale I think of the rotation of the earth and its orbit. If the earth would stop its motion, well...I would guess life would end as we know it. I am thankful for motion. Many students are graduating high school this month. They are moving on. Thank goodness that they are on the move and experiencing LIFE. For many reasons, which we will explore in future blogs, we resist movement, we fear change. Today, I just want to call attention to the importance of motion. I don't intend to stop moving until, well, I die. But then, I believe, I will simply be moving on.

The Power of a Pacer

I went for a hike the other day. My hiking partner pointed out various things along the way. "Do you see those wild flowers - they are fairly unique to this type of soil." "These berries are actually edible." What was amazing to me was how suddenly more aware I had become of my surroundings. It was not so much that I had a knowledge gap, it was that I had an awareness gap. In our lives, awareness must precede change. Awareness is probably best accomplished not by someone telling us something but facilitating our discovery of something. We have a program called CorePacer that takes this very approach. We all need individuals in our lives who can simply come along side of us and help enhance our own self-awareness.

The next time you take a walk - take along a friend and help each other explore what, perhaps, the other may not have noticed before. You may be amazed at what you uncover!

And the Winner Is...

How many people expected Colin Firth to stutter during his acceptance speech?During the Oscars on Sunday evening Colin Firth won best actor for his role as the stuttering younger brother who became King George VI in “The King’s Speech”.There were many insights that can be drawn from this movie but I will focus on just two. The first is less about the movie and more about how we are “wired”. We have an amazing capacity to attune to others through what I will call our “mirror neurons”.Much has already been written in the area of social intelligence but suffice it to say, it is this capacity to connect with others and imagine ourselves in their shoes that generates the powerful impact that movies have on us. It is why we often forget that the actor is just acting and does not actually possess the character traits or attributes of the person being portrayed in the film. The second is the notion that we have the capacity to change. The King’s Speech resonates with its viewers because it resonates with our own struggles to overcome obstacles and our own internal mental models that condition us to believe we are inadequate. The truth is the Winner Is….YOU. Every time you choose to connect in a meaningful way with others, every time you choose to see possibilities not problems you are on the path to success.