I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. – Og Mandino

what?

Be~zen~do is the overall change methodology that I’m proposing. To start on this journey we must know what it is that we want to change. It’s like knowing our destination before we can start using a GPS device fruitfully. As stated previously we do often know what we want to change. How confident are we that we’ve nailed exactly what needs to change? As an example we might think we want a promotion at work. And consequently we might consider changing our work pattern to gain that promotion. But what if that’s not what we truly seek? What if we really need deeper fulfillment in the form of another vocation all-together? If we get a promotion instead we might be moving farther away from what we truly desire and need to change!

next…

Our main effort should be to go after what truly needs to change.

1. Do we need to change a job, a vocation, or should we be working on changing our perspective?
2. How should we think about approaching change?
3. What do we need to transform?

More on this next time!

Don’t just do something, sit there. – Bumper Sticker

do something

That we must be doing something, constantly, is firmly ingrained in our collective consciousness. And not just that, we’re to feel guilty if we don’t do what’s expected of us or what we expect of self. And because of this epidemic we suffer. This is especially true at work. At work we often do things just because… Is that a good idea?

be~zen~do

As previously introduced be~zen~do aptly describes the antidote to this pervasive societal illness. Let’s learn to just be. Let’s inhabit the current moment firmly and completely. Let’s breathe deeply and not for a moment think what needs to be done or what we ought to be worrying about. When we do that often, peace results. Our health blossoms and we’re made ready to receive divine inspiration. So it’s certainly worth a try!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM OK with just being.

You can change a great many things. Or you can change. Same-same. – The Universe

shift

There’s a whole lot we’d like to see change at our business or organization. How will those very things and circumstances change if our perspective towards them changes? What’ll happen if our fundamental outlook towards work, life and happiness itself permanently shifts? How then will we view the world?

effecting change

It’s one thing to want to change it’s quite another to actually effect that change, especially in self! Many books and treatises have been written on this important topic, some essential learnings follow:

Our whole being must be involved if we mean to change. Mind, body and soul. I call it be~zen~do. We must actualize in mind and soul that which we want to be and only then will we ready to ‘do’ it lastingly. Applying Zen principles to the process, as in ‘Be Here Now’, makes a huge difference. ‘Be’ something first, be present, be mindful and then attempt to cement that idea in by doing it. It does take a habit about 28 days to form; so lets keep that in mind!