"For fast-acting relief try slowing down." -Lily Tomlin
The life we live is full of quick-fix marketing flashes of advertising, instant meals and short-term resolutions to everything. The idea is to handle it fast, immediate and move on to the next great thing. Never mind that many of life's troubles or achievements take longer then the '30-second commercial.'
Think of what it is like to look for a job. The reality is that you get basically 30 seconds to make a first impression. It could be your resume, your introduction or someone speaking about you. Thirty seconds to impress an employer just like the thirty seconds a commercial uses to hook you on a product.
All of this rush to quickness draws us into a need for everything to be that quick.
- Fall in love in thirty seconds;
- Raise a child in thirty seconds;
- Get promoted at work in thirty seconds;
- Make a million dollars in thirty seconds;
- Quit smoking in thirty seconds;
- Resolve an addiction in thirty seconds.
Living life in thirty second increments causes us to become very disjointed because life does not happen in thirty second increments. Life happens in a persistent and long term flow.
With patience and perseverance, much can be accomplished. Discouragement in waiting will try to pull you down and try to knock you off course. Stay with your direction, stick to the path and make adjustments as you move along. You may find that you need to change paths, but stay with the long term vision.
Accomplish little things along the way, but ensure that those little things are pieces of your long term goal. Even reading this short encouragement took you longer then 30-seconds. Read more, learn more, take more time to live your life.
And while you are at it....stay inspired my friends.
