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03
Apr 12

Sometimes Good Enough Is Good Enough

Good Enough

Ever wonder if whatever you’re doing is good enough? I sure have. Like right before I hit publish on this post, for one easy example.

What Is Good Enough?

It’s hard to decide if something’s good enough without some kind of a definition. Let’s think of “good enough” as a stepping stone to awesomeness.

I do realize that this is an early post, so let me stray for a bit here and explain what it is that I’m trying to do. Actually, I’m not sure. I just have a bunch of stuff I’ve learned over the years and I’ve had an intermittent urge to write about some of these things for a long time.

That’s good enough for me, so here we are.

That’s The Thing…

A lot of the time, a significant part of being good enough is just existing. Maybe I’m gonna write some shit today, and maybe it won’t be good enough. If I don’t write it though, I know for a fact that it’s not good enough.

Good enough for what?

At first, that part’s not important. If you don’t do something, if you don’t make something happen, create something, go somewhere, learn something, fight for something, start something, quit something… it’s guaranteed to not be good enough.

It never happened. It doesn’t exist.

Next thing you know, you either end up beating yourself up over it (real helpful) or wondering someday, “what if…”

What Are You Waiting For?

It’s easy to push things off until tomorrow. No problem right? Just start that awesome thing tomorrow.

The problem with this is tomorrow never comes. Days, weeks, years go by… yet that awesome idea you had planned for tomorrow still hasn’t materialized.

Do yourself a favor… get off your ass and take a step. I guarantee you will feel more awesome once you do.

If you want to start exercising more, take a walk around the block. Do a pushup.

Want to eat better? Start with one healthy thing. Grab a piece of fruit or something.

Looking for that special someone? They ain’t here. Get out of the chair and go say hello to the first ten people you see.

But It’s Not That Simple

Yeah, I kn0w. I’ve been wanting to hit the go button on this blog for a long time. I wasn’t going to do it today. I actually have a hundred excellent reasons why it’s not yet ready to see the light of day.

I would share them but that’s the point. They aren’t important. If I waited until the stars were aligned perfectly, I’d be the only person who ever read these words. I might be anyway, but that’s not actually not important either right now. I hit the button and it’s out there.

Something exists now because I took a simple action, and it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy and good inside. I can always come back later and chip away at all the things I want to make better.

For example, Photo Credit: ganesha.isis really needs to be inserted right up there below the image on these things. That’s actually an important one.

 There Will Be A Time…

…when you outgrow good enough, and only awesomeness will be acceptable to you. This will be a happy time, and you will be able to congratulate yourself for having come so much closer to your dreams.

For now though, why not start by getting out of the chair?

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10
Mar 11

International Day of Awesomeness

March 10th is the International Day of Awesomeness! It is also the birthday of one Chuck Norris, but it’s entirely possible that this is a coincidence.

How to Celebrate the Day of Awesomeness

Simple. Just be awesome. You may already know how to be awesome, and if this is true you can skip the next section if you don’t feel awesome about reading it.

If you’re not sure, let me be the first to inform you that you do indeed have vast resources of awesomeness inside you just waiting to be unleashed. Like many resources, it’s not always easy to grab it and use it at first. With some creativity and perseverance though, you can soon find yourself practically bleeding awesomeness.

It doesn’t happen overnight, but there’s no better day to start than today, on the International Day of Awesomeness.

Simple Awesome Meditation

Here’s a simple way to kickstart the awesomeness. You want to feel awesome. It comes from inside. Don’t let the word meditation freak you out yet. It’s just a word, it doesn’t really mean anything by itself. You can just replace it with something like nine steps to feel awesome immediately if you want.

  1. Stand up straight and tall. Let your feet sit naturally about shoulder width apart.
  2. Looking straight ahead, imagine a rubber band gently tugging at the top of your head as you lift it and straighten your spine.
  3. Let your hands hang heavily as your shoulders fall away from your ears and relax your facial muscles.
  4. You’re looking awesome already! Now take a nice, deep breath, hold it for just a moment, then release it fully. No rush here, it should feel awesome.
  5. With your next deep breath, on the exhale, state the following, firmly and out loud. “I am awesome.” Say it like you mean it.
  6. How did you do? Did it feel right? Maybe you want to adjust your tone or loudness. Maybe you want to add some colorful word in there for emphasis.
  7. Go back to step 4 as needed, or maybe step 1.
  8. Repeat until you feel like a fountain of awesomeness, with awesomeness running through your veins.
  9. Remember this feeling, and how easy it is to achieve it in a pinch, then go about your day.

International Day of Awesomeness History

The International Day of Awesomeness was conceived in simpler times, back in 2007, by a guy named Kevin. Over the years, the exact details tend to get muddied up as our memories fade with the passage of time, but some of what is still remembered can be seen here.