Recently, I had a pretty big pattern interrupt: a trip to two different countries, one with a culture far different from ours and one with a much more similar culture. Of course, upon trip completion and return, I asked myself, “What did I learn as a result of this pattern interrupt?”
First, there is real value in simply interrupting your patterns, even slightly. When you do so, you acquire new input by being around new and different things, people, and places. Hand in hand with that, you gain distance from your normalcy, whatever that may be. In my case, I got distance from Florida and from Getting Results. With distance, you get a better perspective and can see things differently.
While in Paris, we toured Notre Dame as well as many other cathedrals and smaller churches. My insight derived from those was the understanding and appreciation that they were constructed with intention. Imagine building two structures—one for yourself and one for God. What a tremendous difference goes into the construction of each. Determine the intention behind it. A roof over your head versus adoring the Almighty.
Apply that thinking to whatever you’re building. What is your intention? Is it simply to get it done and complete the task? Or is your intention worthy of something greater—like the intention of Notre Dame? When you can bring this type of mastery into your daily life, your output becomes exponentially greater.
I’ll warn you. It’s not easy. It takes a level of heightened awareness, and we tend to be constantly distracted. I urge you to work to put aside distraction and instead put your efforts into gaining clarity about what your intention really is. Is the intention to get it done, to create a work of art, or something in between?
Let’s consider the craftsmen and laborers who built Notre Dame or St. Peter’s Cathedral and the Sistine Chapel. They were literally building a house for God, and if they truly believed that, I can only imagine how they may have conducted themselves. No doubt with a different air and approach than building any old ordinary structure. As a bit of a parallel, during our trip, after waiting in line for 30 minutes to enter Notre Dame, my wife was denied entry as she was wearing something like a tank top. She had to cover her shoulders; hats must also be removed prior to entry. It is a matter of respect and honoring the space.
Look at what you are building. Does it demand a level of respect and honor?
You intention flavors all. Take up the path www.gettingresultsinc.com
Be wonder- SuperCoach
