One of the coolest things about your brain is it’s ability to experience pleasure by simply imagining yourself doing whatever it is you find pleasurable. True Billy.
In 2014 Tay, Miss, and I are going to hike the Scottish Highlands and the Emerald Island (Ireland). This trip is Tay’s dream and now it’s mine. I am imagining the scenery, the climbs, the food, and the memories. My brain is all awash in a positive chemical bath of my own making. The trip is 18 months away. The pleasure of the actual trip will be miniscule, in reality, when compared with the amount of pleasure between now and then as we plan, imagine, and talk through all kinda logistics.
Your work and life OPUS don’t just bring clarity, purpose, and meaning. Your big dreams provide you with pleasure not so much in realizing ’em, but in all the moments and memories moving toward them. Funny, huh. Life is all about transitions. Transitions bring pain and pleasure. And, who knew logistics and planning could ignite a chemical bath of our own making and provide a path to the other side, if you will.
Today, allow yourself to dream about something personal and professional that energizes your essence. Visualize. Plan. Think BIG. Pick a target. Reach for it. Invite a few to come along. And, let the brain bath begin.
Tay, Miss, and I are already picking clovers, passing Loch Ness, and hiking the Highlands; at least in my mind. Dream and do, my friend. Dream and do…
BUILT TO LEAD 