START AGAIN MONDAY

1/3/21

 

Welcome to Start Again Mondays

Alrighty…start again

Something I’m Pondering

I was driving a delivery truck for 10 and a half hours in the middle of the night last week

So I devoured a few podcasts

(As well as listening to Questions by Middle Kids about 80 times in a row)

One conversation in particular stood out to me, between Kevin Rose and Tim Ferris

They were breaking down an old quote 

“What would you do if you knew you could not fail”

I laughed

I use to have a coffee mug with that quote on it

I was surprised to hear Kevin and Tim discussing the “stupidity” of this quote 

I leant in

They were suggesting it was delusional to ignore all the failure, pain and suffering ahead

That suffering was the guarantee 

Regardless of ones chosen path

They suggested remixing the wording a bit

To something a bit more healthy

So this is a question I’ve been trying to answer in the last few days…

“What would you do even if you knew you would fail?”

Mmm

Pursue the craft of acting?

Give that audition everything?

Work on my relationship with that loved one?

Have that honest conversation?

Build a business?

Mentor others?

Volunteer?

Go dancing?

Sing in front of someone? 

Ride horses?

Do martial arts?

Mmm

A provoking question

What is really worth my time and energy, even if I “fail” at it?

Curious

Quote I’m Considering

“Amateurs do what they love, professionals love what they do”

- Seth Godin

I love this quote 

I love how it takes ones’ initial enthusiasms and gives it a focus on process

For me, this quote encapsulates the transition from hunting happiness to pursuing fulfilment 

That whatever path I am choosing

Regardless of how much I love it

At some point its going to suck

So I have a responsibility to try make the process as fulfilling as possible

Regardless of the result

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