Last week I was confused and frustrated about a few thingsrelated to one of my businesses, and a bit upset with myselfand "The Universe." As a result, I went into a deepmeditation to get some clarity and help.
In response to my questions and requests for help, myDirector/Inner CEO asked to me make a shift in the way I waslooking at my business affairs (although as you'll see, theadvice I got applies to personal life too). He suggestedthat I start looking at the ebb and flow of opportunities inmy businesses like it was surfing. He then gave me a reallygreat metaphor and some powerful insights I'd like to sharewith you now.
What do you do when you surf? First, you've got to have theprimary tool for surfing - a surfboard. Next, you've got tomaster the core surfing skills or you won't have any fun andyou may get hurt.
Then what do you do? You wait for a day when the surf is upand the waves will be great for riding. When that day comes,you go to the beach, get in the water, swim out, watch andwait for great waves. When you see what looks like a greatwave coming, you start paddling at just the right time tocatch the wave perfectly. Then, one of the four thingshappens:
You catch the wave
You miss the wave
The wave does something unexpected (or you do) and you "wipeout" during your ride back to shore
You ride the wave all the way back into shore and have agreat experience and adrenalin rush (which is the wholepoint of surfing in the first place) Continuing with thesurfing metaphor, "catching the wave" means taking advantageof the opportunities that come your way, "missing the wave"means letting opportunities fall through your grasp, "wipingout" means you don't get the reward you intended when youtook the opportunity and started running with it, and"riding the wave back to shore" means you get the reward yousought by taking advantage of the opportunity.
It's interesting to note that there are three keys tosuccessful surfing:
Being prepared -- having the tools and skills Waiting forgreat surf days and waves; and Taking action only under theright conditions and at the right times My Director/InnerCEO said the same is true for business and life. MyDirector/Inner CEO also said this to me:
"With your business affairs, you're prepared. You have thetools. You have the core skills and ability to ride wavesall the way to shore, so to speak, no matter how big orpowerful they may be. Sometimes, however, you're so anxiousto go surfing that you try to force it - you go out on dayswhen the surf isn't really up, or you start paddling whenthere isn't really a great wave coming, or you startpaddling too soon or too late, and then you get frustratedor confused when you don't have the ride you want." He wenton to explain that even the best surfers in the world haveall four of the experiences listed above - they catch waves,they miss waves, they wipe out, and they have great ridesall the way into shore. He explained that it's the samething for me no matter how successful I've been or howskilled I may be at certain things.
He said:
"Sometimes you don't end up riding all the way back toshore. That's just the way it is. While there can be, thereisn't always any major significance or a lesson to belearned from the experience. Just paddle back and wait forthe next wave." I did 3 things as a result of thatmeditation (continuing the use of the surfing metaphor):
I made a decision to be more observant when watching fordays when the "surf is really up."
I reminded myself that I need to gear back my "take actionnow" efforts a bit and gear up my "wait for the right wave"and then take action efforts. I used to be really good atthat but I realized I'd slipped back a few notches.
I resolved to improve the requests for help I write usingThe Invisible Path/11th Element Systems by asking foradditional guidance for recognizing the days when the surfis really up, and knowing what waves to take, what waves toavoid, and when to start paddling to catch the waves at theright time for an awesome ride. So here are my questions foryou today:
Are you like I've been lately -- you tend to "force things"a bit too much?
Are you being as observant as you could be in seeing whenthe surf is really up?
Are you patiently watching and waiting for the "greatwaves"?
Are you starting to paddle at the right time?
Do you sit on your board in the water and let all the wavespass, never starting to paddle to catch any of them?
Do you have a System for getting help with one or more ofthe above? If you answered "No" to one or more of the abovequestions, you need a System for riding your waves tosuccess - whether it's mine or someone else's. The waves arerolling. The opportunities are flowing. What are you goingto do with them?
Think about it and take action to find a wave riding SystemASAP.
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