The Upside of Down

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I have a dilemma I mentioned in one of my recent articles, I am torn between two inextricable realities, my determination to assume responsibility for my daughters and covering my debts and other every-day-life expenses; and my call to follow my dream and devote all my energy and resources to make it come to life.

Let me tell you a little bit about my everyday job. I am a salesperson for a transnational company and to do a good job, on the eight hours a day I am hired for, is just not enough. I must invest more hours every week to plan my work zones, scout new prospects and be proficient in influence-abilities in prospecting.

Long ago I came to understand that happiness was the result of learning to love what you were required to do. But now I know that once you have a dream, a project that pulls you and lures you to make it a reality, it has so much power that all other subjects’ benefits pale in comparison. So, the “happiness” I can derive from discerning what is attractive about “what I have to do” to love it, it is trinkets by contrast. So, I am crucified by the contradiction, unable to wage the difference, and having to do one at the expense of the other.

While running this morning I had an intuition, I can push through my effort to be successful in my conventional job by baring the contradiction, or the cross I seem to bear. The promise of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mountain was, “seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” I do believe this is a description of how meaning is derived from accountability and assuming our own limitations. Who knows maybe the drag that my everyday job tolls on me, can actually be the catapult line that when let go, will launch my dream forth, even if I don’t see it.

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What have I got to lose?

The discernment is clear, I have no other choice but to trust and have faith that this description of a Law of Life is right. I cannot stop paying my debts and not earn the money I need to sustain myself, my daughters, and pay for my expenses. I would be risking all sorts of trouble or monsters, and worst of all, I would be giving my daughters a terrible example. No, the challenge is to believe that by assuming responsibility for what I “have to do”, I will be better equipped and more able to achieve the dream my life has put before me to embody and create.

There is a time to let go and a time to embrace

The greatest wisdom is knowing when it is the right one to do: let go or embrace. And if you don’t know, then choose one and do your damn best to make it count. That is also wisdom when we lack the knowledge of what is the proper way to act. Remember Jim Rohn’s advice to the question, how can we make sure we are effective in our attempt of success? He flatly answered, “increase your rate of failure”.

When doing somenthing for the first time, allow yourselves to be a fools to learn the lesson, and that is no fool!

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You may or may not believe in God. But there is structure to Life and existence. There is a power that lives in you and pushes you forward, aspires for more. It is not a random experience, it is centered on aim and intent… that is why we have eyesight and consciousness. Intelligence springs out of vision, it is its counterpart, the tool to achieve your vision: action. Why not trust it?

We are like gods on earth, we are capable of envisioning something and working to materialize it. A building, a chair, a startup, a reusable rocket, an airplane, an electrical car; all were once someone’s vision. And by the way, many a learned person claimed it was impossible to do.

Further down the line, I will let you know how my experiment went.

But for now, your life can be awesome, an incredible adventure that leads you to a new reality and opens frontiers for others around you. Be brave and assume responsibility for what you cannot change or evade, and pump it with the fuel your dreams need to fly. Who knows, you may even inspire people around you.