Lost? Confused? Exhausted? Duped? Or just Misguided?
So, it’s been several months since you had been struck on the side of your head with a “Vision” to come up with the first ever Spa Resort for Elephants. You felt that it was your calling in life and therefore committed to it wholeheartedly. But now you’re all of a sudden having doubts as to whether it was a good idea to begin with.
Guided or Misguided?
If your vision is strong enough (and possibly even divinely orchestrated), and you’re convinced that you’re still on track, then you just keep pawing forward hoping that you’ll eventually reach that all-elusive destination (ideally before you run out of Milk and Cookies).
But if you’re not so sure, then it’s probably best that you call a Taxi and get out there before the Vultures join the party.
Lost?
I am yet to come across anyone (over the age of 3) who claims to have not gotten lost at some point in their lives. In fact, many people are so lost that they have a hard time getting home without a GPS Navigator. And they can’t even find a restroom without having a dozen signs to pointing the way.
So being lost is normal. And if there’s people around who’s already been where you’re headed (who also speak your language), they’ll most likely be able to point you in the right direction.
But if there aren’t, you’ll have to have to have a sit down with your “soul” and have a real heart to heart about the situation.
And, if your “soul” sounds almost as lost you are or tells you that it’s probably not worth pursuing anymore, then you should abandon that project abruptly and scamper back to safely as quick as you can.
But before you abandon anything, be sure that the answer originated from your soul (which often serves as a two-way radio for your Creator) and not the lazy part of your mind that loves to kick back and watch TV all day.
You can usually tell the difference by the “level of peace” you feel on the inside upon making the decision. So, if your cheeks go red and your ears start blowing out steam immediately after making the decision, then it might have not have been the right call.
Confused?
Just about anything without a straightforward answer leads us to the land of confusion…if we hang there long enough.
And, usually by taking a break away from work to do something relaxing and mundane like going for a walk by the lake, hanging out with the Spouse and Kids or having a bewildering conversation with your Cat, you can break free of those claws of confusion…almost like switching from high heels to running shoes for a 100-meter dash.
Another thing that you can do is to have someone who has more experience than you look over the problem/situation. A fresh set of eyes can shed a fresh perspective that gets the chains and sprockets of the brain moving again.
But if you still feel about as lost as a Kitten chasing a laser pointer, then perhaps it’s time to take a sandwich break and ask yourself a few serious questions:
1. How sound is the research that got me going on this journey?
2. How sound is the “advice” that got me this far?
3. How reliable is my vision? Am I “genuinely” being divinely guided or is my “imagination” taking me for a long walk off a short peer?
Duped?
If the research that’s gotten you this far is as solid as a Turtle’s Shell and it’s backed with the sound advice of several experts who’ve already taken a similar journey, then it’s safe to assume that you’re reasonably on track (provided you had actually followed their advice to the letter).
But if your research and advice came from a Fortune Teller or a Wannabe Psychic, then it’s safe to assume that you might be “slightly” off track.
Therefore, take time to examine the reliability of your sources. Take time to see if their methods are “still valid”. It’s amazing how fast information gets obsolete nowadays (sometimes to the point of it being referred to as prehistoric).
This “Cut your losses and run” strategy isn’t limited to just your major goals. It can also be applied “with delicate care” to many areas of your life. For instance:
1. After doing a thorough profit and loss analysis on the individual products your Company sells, you come to realize that your flagship product “Eucalyptus Smoothies for Koalas” has been costing your Company an arm and a toe each and every month. And that it’s actually been a few other “less popular products” that’s been keeping the company afloat all this time. Therefore, you instantly make a bold decision to never sell those darn things again.
2. You had been following a strict diet that limits you to one Celery Stick, a whole Watermelon and a Chicken foot every day. And after having followed the program for 2 years 2 months 5 days and 11 hours, you’re now beginning to see everything (and everyone) around you as “food”. Then after several “alarming incidents” that left several of your Pets traumatized, you decide to switch to a much healthier smoothie/salad lifestyle without any of the agonizing “portion control rules”. And as a result you had become happier, trimmer, snazzier, sassier and healthier in 6 months than you had been on that other @$%&*# diet after 2 freaking years.
3. You had become super cozy at your job of 11 years. The people are awesome. And the Boss lets you get away with more than one murder a week. On top of that, you don’t need to do much.
Sure the pay is crap but the free donuts more than makes up for it. You even picture yourself working there for another 70 years, if they’re happy to keep you around.
But on the flipside you know that you’re far much smarter and brilliant to be stuck there for the rest of your days. And the mediocre pay hasn’t allowed you take any time off for the last 10 years. If that’s not bad enough, you have only managed to put away $1.27 for your Children’s College fund so far.
So, you decide to team up with your Spouse and open up your very own Pet Store that becomes hugely popular among the local human, puppy, kitten, turtle, bird, fish and turtle communities in as little as a few years.
So, no matter how far you’ve ventured out into the Deep Blue Ocean…it’s never too late to turn back and begin anew…especially if there’s a whole bunch of hungry Piranhas headed your way.
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