I didn’t borrow the sub-title, ‘This Is It’, from the film made of the flawed genius that was Michael Jackson. Firstly, it was used to usher in the new millennium, in the pouring rain, at the Auckland Domain, on December 31 1999-January 01 2000.
I wuz there. I nearly drowned that night ‘n’ day. ‘This is it’ has been used forever, in such circumstances as wars, sporting contests and acts of youthful bravado. Let me give you a theme for 2010… THIS IS IT! If it isn’t, go create your unique theme. Go on then.
Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010 (now is good) and familiarise yourself with the key events already planned for next year. Yes, yes, they forgot yer birthday. Add it. You’re famous, aren’t you? Don’t some of you have several billion twittergroupies following your every twemendous tweet? Oh…
Grab a blank A4 paper. Divide it into three columns (I am the ‘Three Guy’). The heading is PLAN 2010. Head column one, BE. Head column two, DO. Head column three, HAVE. This is the reverse order of how we usually behave, through an incurable ailment called ‘consumer addiction’. So, pay attention.
In column one, record no more than five (cos it’s my game) conditions you want to achieve. This is your personal growth space. You may want to be a better communicator, parent or neighbour. You might want to be fitter, more stress-free or attractive. You could undertake some skill-enhancing courses.
Column two is your activity space. You may revisit old friends, make that long-awaited trip or go somewhere terrific, that can give you a new lease on life. You could take your loved ones on a special journey. You might join a social club, the gym, or maybe give some time to a worthy cause.
Colum three is your scary space. It’s where many folk live perpetually. It’s about owning ‘stuff’. Multi-level marketers love suggesting you chase the ‘big three’ in this category: the fabulous ‘carbon footprint’ house, the hot car and the tropical holiday. You’d think even one MLM could get original, wouldn’tcha!
There are three (I am the ‘Three Guy’) kinds of ‘stuff’. One : there is the stuff you ‘need’, like money, a house, a car, a bed, a shower, a washing machine, a refrigerator, a pantry, a toilet etc. (Note: If you’re missing any of the aforementioned… panic!).
Two : there is the ‘stuff’ you ‘want’, like clothes, a plasma TV, good books, a music collection, sports gear, hobby materials, nice furniture, gadgets etc. Three: these are the things that you ‘show off’, ‘kill’ for, or… that compensate for your personal inadequacies…
Be careful what you put in column three. Some folks live in that column forever, at the expense of the ‘real world’. TRIENNIUM3 is 2010 (pronounced ‘twenty-ten’) until 2012. These next three years will be tumultuous. Either ‘ride the wave’ or be overcome by the tide… of change.
I’m a ChangeOvator (a ‘world-first’ definition I coined on January 13 2009). I propose to ride the ‘surfboard of opportunity’ in this terrific triennium. And you? Hello. Yes, Thursday is rubbish collection day. And then there’s telly. Alcohol and drugs can help.
And, we only eat breakfasts in the morning don’t you know! Then, we can just meander without complaint, towards… Popov. Ah well… I have tried to excite ya!
Do you have the courage to attend the unique personal growth and business dynamics course, X-SELL : The Future? Do you? The 3 Percenters will! E-thingie me at duitdammit@xtra.co.nz for the good oil.
Cheers.
Bill Potter, The ChangeOvator with THE DUIT GROUP – duitdammit@xtra.co.nz. He is a coach, author and maverick speaker – www.speakers.co.nz/billpotter.html
