February 5, 2014, TGIW: Unhumping Hump Day

“For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: ‘If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?’ And whenever the answer has been ‘No’ for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.” –Steve Jobs

I’ve recently been toying with the idea of unrecognizeability.

What would it be like to have life be unrecognizeable? What if we became unrecognizeable to ourselves…such as doing things outside our comfort zones or dropping set ideas of the way “it is”, the way “they are”, and the way “I am”?

In Zen, the term “beginner’s mind” captures the idea of seeing things brand spanking newly (my flavor added).

How would your relationships, your career and your possibilities appear if there was no past surrounding them and everything was open, free range?

Today, take one area that means a lot to you…and drop all your ideas of the way it “is”. Quit being the expert. Then, create something new from that place. A wild new action. A bold request. An out-of-the-box and courageous initiative. Because from that place, anything is possible.

Got unrecognizeability?

“If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything, it is open to everything. In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few.” –Shunryu Suzuki