Most people seem to sleep walk through life.
Going to work or raising a family.
Busy. Lots to do.
But, how many people are actually living?
Hopefully, by reading this, you are in the great minority of people alive!
Bad metaphor alert:
Think about life as a basketball game. There are two levels to this metaphor.
First, are you in the game at all? Are you in the arena or just watching the game from home. Most people aren’t playing at life, they are just spectators. It is safer that way.
It is much safer to watch than to play. You can’t get hurt that way, either physically or psychologically.
But, as you know, you can’t win by watching.
Let me say that again.
You can’t win by watching.
As I write this, tonight is Super bowl 2010. Most of us are just spectators. Some are lucky enough to be at the stadium. But, of the US population, how many are actually PLAYERS? Exactly. Very few. They win or lose on the field.
The players aren’t watching. They are putting it all on the line…. either way. That’s why the game is played in the first place. Despite all the bookies out there, the game still must be played.
For me, I’ve played the game (well, not the Superbowl) and sat on the sidelines. More often I’ve been a spectator just like you. But, I am purposely getting in the game and I hope you do too.
Back to basketball.
Second, if you are in the game, you aren’t always on the court. Only 5 players are on the court at any one time. When that is you, then you are peaking, in the zone, jamming, or whatever. You are on. But, most players aren’t in the whole game. Most of the time a players come in and out of the game.
On the bench, you are still in the game, but now your role has shifted to observer, supporter, cheerleader, and planner. You are still actively involved in the game, you just aren’t on the court at the moment.
Back to life.
If you decide to actually play the game, you are on the bench most of the time. You are planning your day, you are problem solving, you are preparing for upcoming meetings, etc. This is bench time.
Game time is the actual meeting or lunch or solving the problem. You are on the floor giving it everything you’ve got. This is when all your planning and thinking comes into action.
Are you in the game?
Jeffrey A. Betman, Ph.D. is a psychologist, author, and life coach helping people toward the easy life. For a FREE newsletter ($197 value) on making your life easier and FREE report titled 5 Steps To An Easy Life That You Probably Know, But Don’t Do Yet, go to www.LifeIsEasyCoaching.com/sq
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