My Advice on Success: Find Something that Fills You with Wonder

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As we get older, wiser and more experienced, we often fall into a comfort zone. How can we avoid this monotonous routine in which we forget how to think outside the box? Find something that makes you marvel in wonder. It may seem silly, but I love looking out the plane window at the twinkling lights and bustling people below. It makes me feel small and yet significant in that I am part of some great intricate society. Here is why I think finding something wonderful is healthy to experience on a regular basis.
  1. Acknowledge the Unknown
    • When you wonder at how something is made, how something is done, or how something is connected, it means you admit to not knowing something. You become curious and that emotion keeps us young, inquisitive, and insightful. The moment you don't jump to conclusions, apply age-old logic, or make assumptions you open your mind to new possibilities. It challenges you to stay creative and learn new things and stay ahead of the competition.
  2. Remember the Little Things
    • Sometimes we can overlook what happens around us when we are focused on our own paths. Change can be big or small and if we crouch down to watch an ant or smell a tree we realize how much effort it takes to make something so simple work. Enjoying our favorite things like a kid again reminds you why you work so hard and will strengthen your enthusiasm.
  3. Think of Others
    • When you look at something else with open eyes, you lose sight of yourself a bit. Either putting yourself into someone else's shoes or imagining life from an alien's view, you quickly realize that you are only one small cog in the working world. Your efforts, accomplishments, and memories become after thoughts to history. How can you as a single spec possibly influence anything? I think you can, but this perspective enables that possibility.
Wondering at things smaller than you, bigger than you, and unknown to you is something I think everyone should practice regularly to stay rejuvenated. What do you do where you loose yourself a bit? Hike a mountain? Swim underwater? Meditate?


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A consultant in the software sector, I love to write about the challenges and opportunities that I run across on a daily basis with clients, colleagues, and even friends. There's inspirational lessons to be applied to business practices everywhere!

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