Do It Anyway!

Do It Anyway!

© By Allen Merritt (2017)

Not everything turns out exactly the way we want it to. I think most people get that, but it should not stop anyone from trying, plugging away and chugging along. As I consider how best to lead myself and others down the positivity path, it occurred to me how many times in my life I have done things despite it all and came out smelling like a rose. I consider myself the odd duck. Not because I am weird or complicated beyond the norm, but because my every day generally seems out of place with the normal routine. That’s my perspective on myself.

When I consider it further, I think that as the world changes (especially technologically) the opportunities that once were are no longer an option. This means discovering new pathways and generating new ideas in believing and achieving. The idea of following the rules and working our way up the corporate ladder as the key to success no longer holds water let alone truth. You have to change with the times and go with the flow a bit more often and sometimes that means unlearning what you learned and learning something new.

 

This begs to question why we do what it is that we do. In other words, why are we doctors, nurses, lawyers, firemen, entertainers, writers and athletes to name a few? For me, it was because I started out having fun with what I liked to do and that developed into a passion of sorts. Maintaining that passion and coming back to it repeatedly is what keeps me alive, but even that is not enough.

I once had am instructor tell me that there aren’t any rules anymore. What was the standard at one time is not necessarily the standard now. So if you’re holding on to the way it was, it is like holding on to the past, which could learn to unhappy negative mindsets toward what you used to love.

I think keeping up with the positive side of things means constantly evaluating and assessing everything all the time. It really does mean looking for new innovative solutions to the everyday issues that creep up on us. It means going with the flow more often (Taoist pun intended); but in my thinking, it also means using a certain level of common sense approaches.

In other words, if you try and follow other peoples rules all the time, you are putting yourself in a box and labeling yourself in such a way that growth and accomplishment would be limited. This is because there is more than one way to achieve, more than one right way to do something. If I were to listen to everyone in my business telling me that their way is the only way, I would have gone bonkers by now. Maybe that is because people have their own agenda and are promoting their own sense of self-worth. 

In keeping in line with the idea of there are no rules, it seems to me that you take what you get out of something and leave the rest. If you are being humble, courteous and kind, not stepping on other people, not being obnoxious in your approach, being sensible on timing and not over doing it, then it makes sense to me that one can move forward positively.

The idea is to put life into motion. Do it anyway!

My mother used to discourage me by telling me I couldn’t do something. That inspired me to do it anyway and see what happens. Now, I am not saying putting oneself in a dangerous situation, but I am saying if it makes sense and you can see a way through, do it anyway and the reward may prove beneficial.

I want to encourage everyone to put their best foot forward, try new things and discover more about the possibilities. By doing it anyway we can open ourselves up to a more enriching life because we took sensible risks and chances that lead us to feeling good about ourselves.

Martina McBride had a hit song about doing it anyway. It speaks to me about do what you love to do because you love to do it and not necessary for accolades and honors. If others aren’t watching, that’s okay. We do what we do for the love of it all, the passion and the self satisfaction we get from being a part of it. The philosophy of doing it anyway takes us back to our roots, our home base and reminds us of why we do it and what is most important to us about doing what we do.

So my message this week wraps around the idea of getting out there and doing it. No matter what, do it anyway.

If you need a little extra motivation and drive, listen to the song and see if it inspires you to have a positive and happy-go-lucky week doing whatever it is you want and feel you need to do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uLtyzRgmyI

Have a wonderful week living life on a positive note.

Cheers!