satisfying ?

" life is too short not to be fun" - J.C. Maxwell.


Sounds a little twisted from the familiar " life is short cut the crap" quote fr ah pek hur=p. But i feel the formal better suited after reading John Maxwell's " what is most rewarding? -Developing the Leader within you" although i believe the underlying meaning is much similiar. (priorities)

Maxwell, in one of his career lectures encouraged the audience to seek something they liked to do so much that they would gladly do it for nothing. He wittily suggested that they learned to do it so well that people would be happy to pay them for it. Adding onto it, When you are making a sucess of something, it's not work. It's a way of life* ...i spent some time listing down what would give me satisfaction in life... and i realized i've hardly invested much in these area nor am i gearing myself to that direction. *shocks*

Toping up my guilt, a question of "what would you do differently if you could live your life over again" was surveyed on senior citizens. 3 themes emerged from the results :

1. If i had it to do over again, i would reflect more.
2. If i had it to do over again, i would risk more.
3. If i had it to do over again, i would do more things that would live on after i am dead.**

Uh, i hope i can remind myself on these before i reach senescence and be part of the survey. No.2 & 3 is something i've to work on. Not too sure whether to interpret no.3 as setting myself on the eternal pathway ( Col 3: 1,2) or leaving a legacy.*** risk ? urh ? i'm freak out of changes...

Lastly, i'd like to end with my beloved author's quotation " Sucess in your work will be greatly increased if the 3R's ( Requirements/Return/Reward) are similar. In other words, if the requirements of my job are the same as my strengths that give me the highest return and doing those things brings me great pleasure, then i will be successful if I act on my priorities." Well, just a little guide to shape my thinking upon graduating.

On other reservations, i've met many ppl who don't quite enjoy what they're doing, yet...u know, like adolescence who really need to get a hold on a job else their parents will chase them out of the house... seems like beggars can't be chooser ? or are there other options that are untempered?

*Andy Granatelli. ( duno who)

**Dr Anthony Campolo's sociological study on 50 ppl over age of 95. ( that's the only ref i got fr Maxwell's book)

*** Legacy - not as in being the first women who cloned the prefrontal brain of apes ( like a century later, nobody will remember me, safe some neuroscience text books), but being remembered as someone who believed in johny boy when no one else does; someone who shared her life to others and have loved. Which is also quite challenging...

John C. Maxwell, "Developing the Leader within you" Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1993, pg 27-28.