 INTEGRATION: How to clean your rose-colored glasses. I love the way my car accelerates when I press ever so slightly on the accelerator. At the same time, I am comforted by the proximity of the brake pedal… standing by… always there when I need to slow down or stop. And then there are those mirrors… all three of them. They are like my older sisters, holding my hand as I traverse the precarious pavement ahead, below, and ultimately behind me. My heart quickens as my eyes dart from the driver’s side mirror, across the rear-view mirror, and then over to the passenger-side mirror. I sweep right, left, and then focus on the center windshield as I become one with my vehicle. I move only when the car moves. I speed up, and so does my car. I slow down, as does my car. We are one… and that’s a good thing! Likewise, having rose-colored glasses is actually a good thing. Just remember: windshields, thoughts, and even rose-colored glasses eventually need cleaning. These last 10 Dares are essentially a step-by-step guide to proactively clean your rose-colored glasses throughout the day and week. Start, maintain, and end your day with these 10 practical steps to Clean Your Glasses: - Dare #16 - Step #1 - Meditate - Dare #17 - Step #2 - Dedicate - Dare #18 - Step #3 - Separate - Dare #19 - Step #4 - Educate - Dare #20 - Step #5 - Integrate - Dare #21 - Step #6 - Pollinate - Dare #22 - Step #7 - Rejuvenate - Dare #23 - Step #8 - Illuminate - Dare #24 - Step #9 - Incinerate - Dare #25 - Step #10 - Congratulate I love the way my car accelerates when I press ever so slightly on the accelerator. At the same time, I am comforted by the proximity of the brake pedal… standing by… always there when I need to slow down or stop. And then there are those mirrors… all three of them. They are like my older sisters, holding my hand as I traverse the precarious pavement ahead, below, and ultimately behind me. My heart quickens as my eyes dart from the driver’s side mirror, across the rear-view mirror, and then over to the passenger-side mirror. I sweep right, left, and then focus on the center windshield as I become one with my vehicle. I move only when the car moves. I speed up, and so does my car. I slow down, as does my car. We are one. I am integrated with my car. And when you think about it, driving is a rather complicated symphony, if not a coordinated cacophony of carefully communicated compositions created by the drivers within… each playing his or her respective part. Each interdependent vehicle is alone yet completely in accordance with every other vehicle on the road. Likewise, so are you and I. We each have our respective part, seemingly isolated, independent, and irrespectively apathetic of one other. Yet, like the drivers and cars along the literal highway, our life’s highway has a way of bringing us together… sometimes on a parallel course, and other times on a divergent, if not perpendicular path. In this sense, we are integrated, you and me. Somehow, some way, your actions ultimately affect me, and vice versa. Accordingly, I ask that you slow down, check your mirror, and keep our integrated melody in tune. Know that I am somewhere relatively close, fully incorporated into what you are doing. Similarly, you are an integral ingredient into the world that is mine. This incorporated us… this amalgamation of what was and what is… Well, it’s no accident. And as you approach the next inevitable horizon, I Dare You to think about how you are integrated into the very fabric of your company, your community, your culture, and your core group of friends and family. What key ingredient do YOU provide to help keep it all together? If this question seems a tad bit too difficult to answer, perhaps another question is better suited for you: What are you doing to rip it all apart? To be sure, these are two tough questions. But if this year is to be a better year than the one before, these are the questions we need to ask ourselves... More specifically, these are questions we need to ask our SELF. These are the questions that need to be directed to your SELF. Your SELF is that part of you that only YOU know. Only YOU know your daydreams, your nightmares, and (between the two of those), which is the one that takes up most of the space in your head. As you approach the next inevitable horizon, I Dare You to think about how you will get from HERE to THERE. Getting from here to there is all about the crossroad and not the letter ‘T’. Getting from here to there requires a map and directions: Goals, Plans, and Actions. Getting from here to there is definitely not an accident. ********** Indeed… It’s all about YOU. But tell me: What’s your role in your soul, …your goal, and for whom the bell tolls? Today, I dare you: Investigate how you INTEGRATE your self. READ MORE…  John H. Clark III is an optimistic realist. He believes better development of leaders is what we (all) need. And to be better organizations, we need more good leaders, not followers. To build better leaders, we must start with the individual (you, she, he, and me). Described as “an innovative leader,” John teaches leaders, organizations, and individuals how to inspire each other. With a bold goal to inspire a worldwide community of optimistic realists who continuously accept, adapt to, and achieve the bold and beautiful concept of The Ideal Life, John is leading a movement to inspire people to apply his trademarked mantra {Accept. Adapt. Achieve! ®}. An innovative business manager and retired naval officer, John is fascinated by leaders and organizations that make the greatest impact within their organizational culture and within the “real” world — people who “get it.” Over the course of his life as a military leader, corporate mentor, and innovative content creator, John has discovered a wealth of insight about how we think, act and communicate within our respective work/life environments. As a career naval officer, mentor, educator, and optimistic realist, he has devoted his life to sharing insights to assist in our quests to become better at what we all do – live @ work! An optimist with a penchant for writing about realistic solutions to the challenges of everyday life, John is the author of 3 books: a leadership-development insider, "The Ideal: Your guide to An Ideal Life," a teen-focused guide, "Getting Out: Expert Advice for Today’s Teens," and the Christian-based book, "God’s Heartbeat: A Powerful Premise for Leading a Christian Life." He delivers a unique and refreshing point of view to life's seemingly overwhelming situations. Through books, blogs, and everyday conversation, John's message resonates with an empowering blend of ideals that enrich, uplift, and “authorize” people to set and achieve goals far beyond current mindsets. His trademarked phrase is a winner:  |
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