Fight Club

The reality of the situation is that life is a fight. Whichever way you look at it, it still comes down to this, it's a fight through all of the obstacles, events both good and bad, twists and turns, unexpected events.

So if it's a fight, what do we do? We have to enjoy it, relish the challenge. We have to prepare ourselves, physically, mentally and spiritually. We have to train and enjoy getting stronger, increasingly able to take on our adversaries.

This is a very positive way to visualize life and its challenges. It's a way to avoid being too disheartened by the inevitable problems and hurdles. Making an impact in this fight, like any other, is a never-ending quest and requires preparation, attitude and strategy. We must learn to always fight with what we have, no matter the situation and our condition, making the very best of what is at our disposition. We must understand that to win requires unwavering conviction that we will win, striving to eliminate all doubt. Of course, the aim is not to fight if at all possible, using strength and strategy to obtain a good outcome without injury.

To quote Tyler Durden: "I say never be complete, I say stop being perfect, I say let's evolve, let the chips fall where they may".

.....are you ready to evolve?

Go With!

The art of impact is the art of conserving energy so that there is more to unleash in a focused way when the moment arises. It's important then to realize where we waste our effort, looking carefully at our personal energy footprint, reducing it to a minimum.

A big drain is our tendency to go against, instead of going with. Whenever there's change, or a new situation, our instincts cause us to resist, to complain, to be anxious. All this takes energy and suppresses our ability to think creatively about the new challenge.

It's better to go with whenever possible, saving our energy for the inevitable opportunity to make an impact. Use this as a tool; make a conscious choice to stop resisting as a default. Let the situation carry you and focus your resources on finding the opportunity, instead of fighting. This is how to harness serendipity, keeping aware of the possibilities instead of blinding ourselves by struggling against.

Of course, we can't go along with everything - like Jim Carey in Yes Man - but we can certainly go with more and see where we end up.