I recently had the privilege and honor to be in a virtual workshop. It was actually supposed to be a live, in person in California, but it had to be converted to an online workshop because of the quarantine. I’m not sure if any of you have ever been involved in a workshop, but they are pretty hard. Long days filled with tons of valuable information and a-ha moments can be quite overwhelming. Take away the live aspect and it becomes even harder: staring at a screen for hours, trying to focus with a computer in front of you and in the comfort of your home. There’s just something about connecting with others face-to-face that immerses you in whatever it is you’re learning that much more. But I digress.
This workshop was led by my mentor, Mel Abraham, who is known for teaching people how to be thought leaders. (Though, work aside, he is truly an amazing person.) He ended his lesson by telling us that there are three gifts we are all given, and I wanted to share them with you and how they relate to what’s currently going on in the world.
There is so much information out there constantly being shoved in our faces, I often tell my clients to watch their inputs. These inputs are all of the things they read or participate in and they can positively affect them, but can also negatively affect them. And right now we need all of the positivity we can get. The good news is that we have the choice at any given time to determine our own mindset and what path that will take us down.
The first gift that we are given is that of time. Choosing how we spend it has a direct impact on our future. The time we have is limited and once we use a chunk of it up, we don’t get it back. It’s so important to use our time wisely and to always be thinking about the next step towards growth, in business or even personally.
The second gift is talent. We’ve all something unique about us that was given in hopes of doing something great with it. Take what it is that you were born to do and use that to positively change the world around you.
The third and final gift is our treasures. The people we care about, the things that we are passionate about and whatever it is that makes us feel happy. These are our treasures, and we should cherish them.
All of these gifts are ours for the taking, and they truly are gifts. It’s up to us to use them while we can and use them wisely, no matter the state of the world. Don’t allow the negative forces out there to impact you or stand in the way of your goals. Keep in mind the precious things that have been given to you and you’ll always have a ray of positivity in your life that helps light the way through darkness.
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