As I was out shoveling today for the second day of digging out from our Christmas 2006 storm, a corporate jet flew off after departure from Jefferson County airport. I got to thinking about the executive on the plane, and wondering how he had responded to the storm. Was it a highly-annoying interruption of his plans? Or an opportunity to jump into the jet and head to Aspen?
As a leadership coach, I have known leaders at both ends of that spectrum. There are times when I have been at different places along that continuum, as well. How about you?
Loving life has among its many facets the ability to recognize that life is unexpected. And the unexpected in life delivers the real blessings. How do you respond to the unexpected? In our highly-scripted lives, it’s so easy to expect everything to be perfectly the way we had planned. When circumstances or experiences are counter to expectations, many people find themselves angry, frustrated, and looking for someone to blame.
Interestingly, if our expectations are that at least sometimes, life isn’t going to be perfect, there can be more joy in the surprises of blessing and good fortune. That’s one of the keys to loving life. Worth actively changing your expectations? I think so!
Let’s go!
Posted by: — Stephen Hultquist
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