You can’t wait for inspiration.  You have to go after it with a club.  – Jack London

 

Life isn’t a spectator sport.  Success in life means jumping in with both feet – it requires effort and work.

 

I hear people talk about waiting to find their inspiration – or wanting others to inspire them.  If you wait around to find your inspiration, you could be waiting for a long time.  Inspiration comes from the heart . . . it lives in the soul.  You need to go after it . . . to live it . . . with every fiber of your being.

 

We are all inspired in different ways and at different levels.  The magic happens when your spiritual, professional, and personal inspirations are aligned.  For me, this is when I am at my best . . . when I feel like I am living my purpose and mission.

 

Don’t wait to be inspired . . . go after it.  Don’t wait to be inspired . . . inspire others.

No matter how much pressure you feel at work, if you could find ways to relax at least five minutes every hour, you’d be more productive.  – Joyce Brothers

 

It is amazing what you can accomplish when you are at your best.  No one can give 100% every hour of every day.  Stepping away . . . removing yourself from the stress of the moment . . . makes us better when we engage again.

 

Think of it like a batter stepping out of the batter’s box between a pitch – that brief moment to take a deep breath, to refocus, and to start again.  In my daily activities, there are times I step out of the box – times I just take a deep breath.  I can’t sit in meetings for long periods of time without moving, stepping out, and refocusing.  I become unproductive.  So, I get up . . . step out . . . and refocus.

 

Be mindful of how you are spending your time.  Escape the pressure, if even for only a moment, to relax and refocus.  It will make the other 55 minutes of each hour more productive.