"A woman cannot directly choose her circumstances, but she can choose her thoughts, and so indirectly, yet surely, shape her circumstances. As a woman thinketh in her heart, so is she"
- Dorothy Hulst, author
"You create your thoughts, and your thoughts create your life. Do you like what you have created? Contemplate yourself each day and you will unravel the mystery of not only what you are, but who you are."
- Ron Rathbun, meditation teacher
Frequent flyer, frequent payer, rarely rewarded
I think those Frequent Flyer programs are soooo fuuunneee. You seem to spend a billion or more dollars at the Supermarket, gas station, booze store, and all the other retail outlets and Department stores and because you have been SUCH a loyal customer for the last lifetime and a half, they are delighted to REWARD us with a FREE bus fare to the next bus stop with conditions attached; you know as long as the next bus stop is no more than two klms away. Weeeell, maybe a little over 'eggs agerated' but I'm sure you get the drift. The airlines do so well out of the Frequent Flyer programs that they extended their kindness to the Supermarkets and gas stations. 'Ain't that soooo kind of them, to share their very special, so personal programs to other industries. And the other industries just luuuurve to help us out with Frequent Flyer points, so that we can park our derrieres on the Airlines EMPTY seats (remember 'conditions attached!). So the industries all get on the loyalty bandwagon and make heaps of money out of "guess who". Yep the CUSTOMERS who they love more than life itself. I just luuuuurve being loved by Corporations that are entities which are incapable of loving, don't you dot? Hmmmmm......... anyway......
It's the Journey, hey Panda??
When I was in Banking and Finance I used to get some great rewards for selling stuff. I always made my bonuses and won a lot of other awards for best Salesman, best Financial Planner. I mean some of the rewards were quite generous and it made me want more. It made me hungry. It made me greedy....... and in the end that's what caused the END..... of my life in the Corporate world. I have no NEED for that lifestyle any longer. I much prefer to live in La Chateau Tento and create stuff like I am doing. Sounds like I'm a sandwich short of a full picnic, huh? But it is soooo veeeery true. I have CHANGED. My MIND has changed ME, changed the way that I THINK. Maybe I live a bit rougher than most but that's OK. And the rewards I get nowadays are far more satisfying. The monetary rewards for my re-invention haven't happened yet but they are not far away. I have spent a LOOOOONG time preparing the new ME. A bit longer doesn't matter, it just means a much better presentation. And so I have been patient so far. BUT.......
There still have been rewards along the way. Much more satisfying rewards than when I was Corporate tripping. Much much more. And that is because I am now doing what I WANT and NEED to do to get to my Destin-ee where I will find my Happy-Me. Mmmmmm Hmmmmmm.......
There still have been rewards along the way. Much more satisfying rewards than when I was Corporate tripping. Much much more. And that is because I am now doing what I WANT and NEED to do to get to my Destin-ee where I will find my Happy-Me. Mmmmmm Hmmmmmm.......
CHANGE your MIND !!!!
See, it's like this dot. The big CHANGE has created a new ME. The new ME has got rid of the ego that fueled my ambition in the Corporate world. Along with the lost ego I gained a bit of self respect for my ambition in my one and only life. But my ambition isn't based on sales budgets anymore. It's based on my dream to create something I can be proud of. And that is happening big time. Just knowing that there is a book 'Out-There' with my name on it gives me a reason to smile. To think there are people 'Out-There' paying money to purchase a book that I created is surreal. I am sure that other writers must think the same, even JK Rowling herself. See, it becomes very personal because everything you create yourself comes from your very own THINKING, from your own MIND. And to know that other people are interested in what you have to say. Well, believe me when I tell you that is a huuuuge reward. But the REWARDS keep coming. Just being able to VISUALISE a song you have written and to play it over and over in your MIND. Maaaan, that provides a big smile for your dial. And then to write a regular BLOG thingie and knowing that lots and lots of other people are reading your stuff. WOW, knowing that is a lot better REWARD than a $5000 reward for topping sales budgets. It truly is. Even when you are celebrating in a tent! But then the rewards keep coming. When you get feedback from dots thanking you for helping them..........
You have no idea the HIGH you get from that. That HIGH is a better REWARD than anything I ever received in the Corporate world. And so I will continue my struggle down near the bottom but I will keep getting a buzz from my new world and I will HUMBLY accept any recognition that may come my way. But my loyalty now is to myself and to you dots 'Out-There'. My new ME is getting all the REWARDS I need, just to be able to create stuff I didn't know I could. There will be monetary rewards and I expect they will be substantial based on what I have already prepared. But there is a lot to be said for the Steve Jobs mantra:
THE JOURNEY IS THE REWARD......
All you gotta do is begin the Journey........
You have no idea the HIGH you get from that. That HIGH is a better REWARD than anything I ever received in the Corporate world. And so I will continue my struggle down near the bottom but I will keep getting a buzz from my new world and I will HUMBLY accept any recognition that may come my way. But my loyalty now is to myself and to you dots 'Out-There'. My new ME is getting all the REWARDS I need, just to be able to create stuff I didn't know I could. There will be monetary rewards and I expect they will be substantial based on what I have already prepared. But there is a lot to be said for the Steve Jobs mantra:
THE JOURNEY IS THE REWARD......
All you gotta do is begin the Journey........
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