July Word of the Month

" The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.”

 ~ Ben Stein

July Word of the Month:

Nimble:

1. quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid:nimble feet.
2. quick to understand, think, devise, etc.:a nimble mind.
3. cleverly contrived:a story with a nimble plot.

Why NIMBLE you may ask?

How does the word NIMBLE fit in with personal development?

Let me explain.

A few weeks ago, sometime in mid June, I was looking forward to regrouping and heading forward once again. My back was starting to feel better.

 I had a plan in place to take on my yard and get the pool readied for summer.

I had made it through May which I knew would be my toughest month financially for the year.

I was poised for the next leg of my Journey. 

Then, out of no where , things changed.

My plans for the yard cancelled.

Easing into more activity was pushed aside as I found I HAD to be more physically active.

My fiscal resources were taxed by the sheer nature of some of the choices that I now faced.

Like a boxer who just got caught by a right hook that he never saw coming, I was reeling and holding on for dear life.

This is where NIMBLE came in. 

Being NIMBLE allowed me to bob and weave avoiding any more blows that were coming at me.

Like that boxer, being NIMBLE allowed me to get on my toes and move, avoiding any more damage.

Being NIMBLE kept me from being a flat footed stationary target.

Being NIMBLE helped me find open space and safe havens dodging any more punishment and pain.

Because I was NIMBLE, I weathered the storms and in fact find myself shifting from being reactive and defensive to being proactive and once again moving forward.

I once believed that being rock solid was one of my strongest attributes. 

Unflappable.

Immovable.

Un-penetrable.

Looking back over the last few weeks, that mindset would have not been very productive.

A boxer can't get into the ring and think he will never get hit.

That's a recipe for disaster.

Knowing how to roll with the punches, and getting back on your toes, being NIMBLE, is key to keeping from getting knocked out.

 Knocked down is okay.

As long as we get up.

Knocked out?

Well that's when it's over!

And that's just not for me!