ReCentre

This is the last of my “Three R’s” blog entries.

It’s not “Reading, wRiting, and aRithmatic”, but I see them as equally essential.   As an aside, doesn’t it seem a little odd that these three words ever ended up being called “The Three R’s” – they must have been a little short on the “Reading” part of that trio.

This is the other key activity I am in the process of doing.  What I mean by this is the notion of finding my sweet spot again, and getting back as close as possible to who I am at my best and what I really want to be doing.

I’ve been pulled off course by a number of things, and it’s time to rediscover my best path.  The notion is similar to the “Rebirth” I described in my January 1st posting, but more specifically makes the point that I am focused on operating as the best version of myself.

As long as I stay true to what matters most to me, it will work out.

This week I was listening to a radio interview with an Olympic Athlete in advance of the soon-to-begin Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.  She was talking about being in the sweet spot or “the zone”, and it struck a chord with me.

When you’re in the zone, she said, time stands still and everything seems easy.  You don’t feel like you’re exerting much effort (even though you might be), and you aren’t busily thinking about making sure you do x, y, or z.  You’re just doing them, using all of your training and preparation, and they come together seamlessly and effortlessly.

My notion of working in my sweet spot more often is close to this, but is less about a specific moment than a general pattern.  I want to – more often than not – be working in a way that leverages what I am most passionate about and what I’m best at (these two often overlap, not surprisingly).

Now I need to make it happen.  It will be a journey, but a very important one.

“This above all, to thine own self be true”, wrote Shakespeare.
So right.