I am revisiting my thoughts on how to get from “where I is to where I is getting to” and “who I is acting like vs. who I is” as it is time to get on down the trail or get off the singing cowboy trail and join the sidekick roundup.

Been doing a bit of reading that has flustered the process somewhat as well- Ratey’s ANSWER - first step is to Acknowledge the issues and that they don’t go away. Then Narrow the focus to one or two items. Then Strategize and ritualize the changes. Then Work and follow the plan. Then Evaluate, and adjust the plan. Finally, Repeat. (Did you hear about the poor programmer who drowned in the shower? He was shampooing his hair and followed the directions: lather, rinse, repeat.) When I read Richo a huge part of his philosophy is acceptance: of who we are, what has happened, and what will happen. He tells us clearly that “shit happens.” Nothing you can do and the sooner you accept that the better! There is an interesting paradox in that I am perfectly willing (and in fact have found it necessary) to accept who I am, where it has lead me, and to understand that there is really nothing that can be done about the forces that brought me here or where I am in life. I am also an absolute believer in the idea that we do not need to accept our direction and in fact may choose to go anywhere we are willing to pay to get to. There is a price to everything- if I want to be successful the price is that I must do what successful people do. If I want to take it easy the price is that I will not get the rewards that successful people get. I is what I is but I ain’t what I is gonna be-

Giddyup!