Contentment is boring

What is contentment and what is boring? 

Contentment could be a state of having accepted one's situation.  

Boring is arousing no interest or curiosity: drear, dreary, dry, dull, humdrum, monotonous, stuffy, tedious, tiresome, uninteresting, wearisome, weary.  

What does it mean to say contentment is boring?  I am content with my photos I have of myself.  Until....  I was asked by a vogue photographer if I wanted to do a vogue shoot.  Yes, was my answer.  The process was terrifying, challenging and exhilerating. 

Staying in your comfort zone can feel nice.  If we base on life on feelings, really what would get accomplished?  Expand your horizons, and challenge yourself.

I believe in striving for excellence, not perfection. 

What is excellence?  

Strive for excellence in life and in business. Excellence, for me, is about being who I want to be.   Stretching myself and learning something new every day. 

Here are some things to consider if you want to strive for excellence in your personal or professional life.  

First, do you know who you want to be?  What are your dreams? You want to lose weight, you want to own your own business, you want to buy a home, you want to travel, you want to.......  

5 Ways you can Strive for Excellence…

     1.     Know yourself.  Take 10 minutes, quiet your brain, find a quiet place and write down 10 things that you want to do and dreams you have or once had. Let your mind wonder, don't allow time, money, or past failures to be a part of this list. 

     2.     Now let's list 10 things that you are good at.  I am good at keeping my home clean, being on time, listening to others, writing protocol manuals, cooking, etc.....  Can you take pride in these things that you are good at?  

  

3.     Believe that you will make a difference with your contributions.  Make a difference in your home, in your school, in your neighborhood, in your town, with your friends, with your social media following. 

     4.     Practice gratitude. Keep a gratitude journal and add to it every day.  Share your gratitude with others, post it on social media. Nurture the friendships you have; good friends don’t come along every day. Compliment people daily.  

     5.  Embrace challenges and turn them into opportunities to grow.  Say yes more than no to new opportunities. See the growth opportunity in your mistakes and failures.  Take the time to write, journal about mistakes and failures, learn from your mistakes.  Mistakes are incredible tools.   Take mistakes and failures as striving for more rather than a defeat.  Start journeying towards your dreams you wrote about.  Ask for assistance.  

Let the journey begin.