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Just Doing Those Big Rocks . . .

2/3/2015

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I am a procastinator. Thats feels good actually. I am being honest - its a bit like saying I am an alcoholic - its liberating to be upfront and say what I want to without fear of what people may think. Who knows who may read this blog - and if you are reading this right now, I suspect you aren't the person to be judgmental. I think you may ask yourself the same question about procrastination . . .?
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Have you ever heard of the big rocks small stones theory . . . ? Well it goes like this. You have a bucket - and beside the bucket you have a pile of rocks, a pile of pebbles, a pot of sand and  jug of water. Your aim is to get all of them into the bucket. So how do you do that? Well the short answer is that you do it by putting the rocks in first, then the pebbles which mould themselves into the gaps the rocks leave, then the sand and then the water.

Its an imitation of life - and its basically saying that you need to figure out and do your big rocks first - not last.

Well I am the master at doing the sand and the pebbles first. I know jolly well what my big rocks are, but I just cant help putting things like doing the washing, watering the garden, tidying and other pebble/sand like things in front of doing the big things which I know have meaning. 
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This Nike logo is wonderful. Its so simple and so powerful. Its not wordy or overly clever - and you can apply it anytime, anywhere and in any situation.

For me its about not putting things off anymore. Not waiting till things get easier, or more convenient - not waiting till the sun shines or until I am feeling "in the mood".
I am starting to "just do it" by starting this website and writing this blog. Because this is my big rock. And I feel great just sitting here typing.
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Ten Questions . . .

2/1/2015

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This post is a about observing yourself. That’s all. Just observing. When I went to a life coach a number of years ago this is what he advised I do from day one. Well that didn’t seem very powerful. What was I going to get out of that? I wanted action. Lists and exercises and things that I could act on right away.

But the act of self-observation was one of best things I ever did. What worked for me was to imagine myself hovering above myself and just looking and noting. The point was not to act or correct, but to simply view myself dispassionately as I went about my daily life.
In some cases I felt pretty good about what I saw. I liked how I reacted to some things. In other cases I felt not so good – almost ashamed. Until then I had no real idea how was acting and behaving – mostly out of the spotlight of others and in my own private moments I saw myself becoming frequently frustrated. I would have thoughts and act in ways I would shudder to witness or contemplate in others.

It was a breath of fresh air – like seeing myself for the first time in the raw. No pretending or acting. And did it help me? Yes absolutely. I am better at observing myself more often and “catching” myself when I slip into behavior I don’t like. Like the other day for instance I was driving to work and becoming impatient with slower drivers (I have always been like this if I am honest). But I was able to observe and stop my behavior by asking myself some pretty basic questions.

My life coach gave me a wallet card with ten questions to ask myself when faced with a decision or knowing how to react to something. I later found out (actually when writing this blog) that they come from a lady called Debbie Ford who said “These questions supply you with the wisdom you need to make what was previously unconscious, conscious, so that you can choose with all the power that comes from being fully aware.”


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Here they are:

1. Will this choice propel me toward an inspiring future or will it keep me stuck in the past?
2. Will this choice bring me long-term fulfillment or will it bring me short-term gratification?
3. Am I standing in my power or am I trying to please another?
4. Am I looking for what’s right or am I looking for what’s wrong?
5. Will this choice add to my life force or will it rob me of my energy?
6. Will I use this situation as a catalyst to grow and evolve or will I use it to beat myself up?
7. Does this choice empower me or does it disempower me?
8. Is this an act of self-love or is it an act of self-sabotage?
9. Is this an act of faith or is it an act of fear?
10. Am I choosing from my divinity or am I choosing from my humanity?
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    Hi I'm Richard Norris. I live in Wellington, New Zealand, with my wife Jolanda.

    After many years or working and observing human nature I decided to launch www.itsgoingtobegreat.org - all about happiness, mindfulness and feeling great. 
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    Much of the material is taken from everyday life experiences. My motivation is to give something back to a world that has given me so much - and the hope is that someone, somewhere reading this just might realise some of their dreams.

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