Archive for April, 2008
Passion Smacked Me in the Face
I asked my colleagues to read my previous Blog postings. What I had feared was true, I was sounding “pitchy”. I agreed, but could not find it within myself to write about me on a personal level without how I felt about our product. It feels like one to me. To talk about the 24hrAssistant is like waking up in the morning. It comes with complete ease and passion, but to talk about myself on a personal level, for the world to read, makes me feel like a deer in the headlights.
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Sitting on a plane, coming home from Italy, it swatted me across the face, with full force. SMACK. I even had to rub my cheek and adjust my jaw…well, not really. I was reflecting on the passengers I had seen on train after train in London. I sought to know more about these zombie-like passengers and wondered what was their story. I assume very few wanted to be there, and maybe perhaps some loved their jobs and if they had to put time in to get there it was a small price. I assume a large majority are punching the clock and dreading the next day before they even get home. This put a feeling of sadness in my heart. My first instinct was to scream and shout – life doesn’t have to be this way. I wanted to know what makes them laugh, what gives them faith, and who inspires them?
I then realized we all have zombie-like tendencies. We all do things we don’t want to do; like pay taxes, or listen to a friend cry while the Price is Right is on. I, on occasion, (more than I would like to admit) let my life get bogged down in materialistic accomplishments, questioning thoughts and zombie-like routines. I think it is normal, but definitely not the way I want to live my life or run a company.
It is passion for life that smacks me across the face, and reminds me that my life is only restricted by the limitations I set and the chances I take.
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