Do You Want To Come To The Dark Side?
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It is very hard not to go to the dark side during this pandemic. Very easy to get depressed and start to worry.
My project management job was pulled from under me in May due to Covid. Even though it is November 2020, it seems that very few businesses are spending money doing capital projects (CAPEX) this year. In my opinion, they have all moved it to next year or completely cancelled the projects on the books.
Why am I telling you this?
I am sure that the energy and engineering arenas are not the only ones that are hurting. This turndown in opportunities is happening everywhere. And I do not see the ball bouncing back as high as it used to be.
So what?
As I mentioned in my last article about making a dent in the universe, you have to look for new opportunities. They come from your ideas and observations. They come from needs you see in front of you and other people.
BUT you have to look and be present in conversations and situations.
If you don’t, you will spend most of your time worrying about your situation and not improving your position. It is not that I was dying to write an app BUT I chose to write apps in order to get out of my own head.
The mind tends to want to live in the past (worry) or future (anxiety) and not in the present (THE GIFT). You have to force yourself in the now.
How?
One of the things that I do every day is meditate. My morning routine starts with my prayers, getting the coffee started, doing my five minute journal and then I sit down for 10 minutes to calm my mind.
I use an app called Headspace that gives you 10 lessons for free. Each one of those lessons comes in 3, 5 and 10 minute versions. It also has male and female narration. In reality it has 10*3*2 meditation sessions.
I love it!!!
I focus on my breath and repeat a mantra during each breath in and out. My mantra, “I want to feel good, I want to feel God”. By the end I am relaxed and ready to put dents in the universe.
It is meditation or cookies. Nothing wrong with cookies BUT your girlish figure will suffer.
It all comes down to a choice.
My seven cents….(this is what I earned from Medium.com for Nov. 2020)
I got to go…my future self alarm went off
Robert Trajkovski is professional with experience in leading people and projects in Steel/ Power, Refining, Chemicals, Industrial Gasses, Software, Consulting and Academia. He has worked for both owners and engineering companies. In addition, he has instructed 73+ courses at several institutions and often offers his courses for free on LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberttrajkovski/
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