M means – make your day more Meaningful
You see, it’s never the environment; it’s never the events of our lives, but the meaning we attach to the events – how we interpret them – that shapes who we are today and who we’ll become tomorrow – Tony Robbins
To me, the word ‘meaning’ is like the word ‘success’; something we all aspire to and want, yet we all define the concepts differently. For the salesperson, success might be measured in numbers and new clients while for the stay at home mom, success might be measured by the number of books or projects a child was inspired by. Neither is better than the other; just different.
In our own search for meaning, we have to first define what it means to us. Not what it means to our parents, our employer or our spouse; but to us. Only then can we actually make a conscious effort to make our days–or lives–meaningful. We should at least have a target before we start shooting.
Yet, there is a fine balance between too much thought and just enough. We have to trust our own internal compass to know when we are ready to stop planning and start doing. That winning combination of enthusiasm and intent allows us to truly make our days, and the days of those we interact with, meaningful.