WHAT DO YOU
REALLY WANT?
What do you
really want to talk about? What might you really want to share? Wouldn't you
rather discuss something other than what you ate?
Isn’t it time
to start initiating and to start participating in interesting conversations? Of course it is. And you can begin by really sharing your
thoughts. That’s right. Show up in conversations
front-and-center. Start talking about
your feelings and revealing your thoughts.
If you don’t know the topic at hand, ask the people who are discussing
it more about the subject.
I know a
Boomer who was invited to accompany a friend to a luncheon. It turned out that not only was she the only
female at the table, but the only artist.
Everyone else at the table was an engineer and in the field of
lasers. The Boomer, with only a bit of
information about lasers on hand, remembered that lasers were comprised of
mirrors, lenses and light, (and that you didn’t want to stare into one). On just that wee bit of knowledge, Ms. Boomer
began asking questions around the table about lasers. Before she knew it, there was a wonderful
discussion that unfolded about lasers.
She learned a lot of new information on that day just by asking
questions and getting other people engaged in a conversation.
The younger
crowd, especially children, are fantastic resources for helping you research
material on-line. I interact with my
grandchildren all the time. Our
conversations start out something to the affect of, "I am thinking about _________
today. Can you check out more about it
on the Internet for me?" And off they go, whizzing around the Net, and in
seconds, there they are with a bevy of information. And there you are with the opportunity for
conversation between the two of you.
This is YOUR
life. Don't let anyone take it away from
you prematurely! Create the world you
want - or at least try. Your efforts do not have to be perfect. Your life is about you so you might as well
have some fun with it!
What I
suggest to you to more fully engage in co-creating your new world, is that you
make a list of everything that interested you in the past and what interests
you now. Be bold – don’t hold back. Now once you have that list together, start
exploring those interests. Get books on the subject, (used bookstores are a lot
of fun to investigate and usually have more community events going on to entice
foot traffic to stop in and check out their shelves), read articles and books on-line,
(if you don’t know how to use a computer, check out the library and
unemployment offices for free classes), attend events and gatherings which
pertain to your interests. Rest assured
that before you know it, people won’t be asking you what you ate yesterday;
they’ll be asking what you did and actually be interested in learning about
your latest adventure or discovery.
with:
Dr. Rick
Jarow’s Alchemy of Abundance
Further
reading:
Jennifer
Hoffman’s, 30 Days to Everyday Miracles
Nancy Collamer
Second-Act careers
Resources:
