Who doesn’t obsess about the past? Who doesn’t get anxious about the future? Who doesn’t feel lost in the fog of the here and now?  

Your Mind as a Temporal GPS

Your ability to be the most effective individual relies on your ability to balance information from the past (how things were), the present (things as they are now), and the future (things as we want them to be). Too often we abuse this ability and, like Marty McFly, get stuck in the past, the future, and search endlessly to come back to the present.  

It would be great if we are producing new work, art, ideas, innovations, opportunities each day that we can be proud of, wouldn’t it?

It’s not always the case.

We must bring to bear all of our strengths, effort, and drive to build some thing; and then, after we’ve put in all that work, we can be proud.

Still, it’s not always the case.

As leaders, marketers, professionals, artists, pick a profession: we have a responsibility to be proud of our work. In spite of the importance, I observe that we’re not always proud; but we can be.

Give of yourself freely to people that need help.

Today, I had the most fulfilling experience I’ve had since returning to Milwaukee. I helped a startup company and a recent college graduate. The help I was able to provide was valuable and enabled them to create the change they wanted to see in the world. I, very well, could have asked for money in exchange for the valuable services provided. I did not.

Life has shaped you into the person you are at this moment. You can leverage who you are to make a change in the world. The change you seek to make can help others do more and be more than they thought possible. Simple right? If so, how is it that we get lost in our “why” or our “reason” to live?

Stop for a moment. Think about your best friend. Imagine yourself as your best friend and answer the below question as if you were them:

As early as I can remember, the biggest role model in my life was my father. He was a lawyer. As a child, I used to ask my father: “What do you do?” and my father would respond:

“I help people solve their problems.” — Dad

I am motivated to connect with people. I want to inspire them. I want those that I inspire to see more in themselves and use that to build a better world. I want to help people solve their problems.

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