For my fellow Cube Monkeys...

[LoadMasterC141]

Thought of the day. Ironically sent to me by the guy who hired me into this company. Always been a good mentor.


A Motivation Metaphor You Can Use to Change Your Life:

Picture this. You're standing on conveyor belt. It's carrying you down a long, narrow hallway. Each side of the hallway is lined with closed doors, small signs hanging just above their frame.

The messages on those signs is something that you need to
pay close attention to. Very close attention.

The speed of the conveyor belt isn't too fast - slow enough
to let you comfortably open and step through one of the
doors - but not much time to question your choice.

After a few moments, a door has passed you by forever.

Peering down the long hallway you see the belt is heading toward a larger door marked 'EXIT.'

You have a fair amount of time before you reach this door, but make no mistake, you are forever moving toward it.

What is Written on Those Signs???

After a few minutes, your curiosity gets the best of you
and you focus intently on the writing above each door.

After passing a few doors trying your best to make out the small writing, you realize that each sign contains a personal goal, a change you've always wanted to make or a dream you've always wanted to achieve.

This corridor is your life.

Each door is an opportunity for change, for happiness, for success. Everything you have ever wanted to be, do, and have is represented by each door along the corridor.

And just like life, the longer you wait to step through the doors, the greater the chance that they'll pass you by.

Eventually nearly every door will be behind you, impossible
to enter. I say nearly because only one will remain - the
one at the end of the corridor.

Before we move on, I have a question for you.

Do you know what would be written above each door? Do you know what you really want today, tomorrow, and ten years from now? If you don't know what you want, you'll never get anything more than you have right now.

But don't worry! If you only know that you are dissatisfied with what you have now, all hope is not lost. There is great power in dissatisfaction; it's the beginning of change and improvement. You just have to know what to do with it.

A Fact You Must Realize
We aren't talking about a hypothetical situation. You don't have forever to do something about the things you want. But very few like to face this fact head on.

Deny it all you want - it's true.

A great deal of my work is in honesty and truth - these are
the cornerstones of motivation. It's much more than getting excited and running out the door with a big grin on your
face. It's about letting the facts of life hit you and
drive you toward a better life.

Today I want you to let the facts hit you. I want you to think about that hallway, and what signs would hang above each door.

I want you to look to the end of the hallway, toward the exit. Think about that. Think about the fact that you do not have an eternity to experience all the things you want to experience.

Recognize the fact that you may actually never become the person you know you are fully capable of becoming - if you fail to act.

Most people live life as if they'll be around for the next thousand years.

'Yeah, I've got goals, but what's the rush?' they think.

But the real winners in life, the ones who illuminate every room they enter, attract success in everything they do, and simply love being alive, never hide from the truth.

The use it to motivate them toward the things they want.

What You Need to Do Today

I want you to take just a few minutes today to think about the corridor, the conveyor belt, and the doors lining your hallway.

Really think about it.

The point isn't to make you feel bad - it's to inspire you with a sense of urgency and excitement. It's to make you realize the truth and use it as motivation for the rest of your life.

Think about that hallway, my friend. Think about it.

If it scares you a little, that's a good thing. Fear is a powerful motivator. But what do you do next? For many
people, they get the urge to do something different in their lives but don't know what to do with the feeling.

The drive soon dissipates and eventually disappears.

You have a choice to make at this very moment. You can continue to travel down the corridor of your life without making a move toward any door, or you can break out of the routine and start living life at an entirely new level.

Regardless of your choice, you'll eventually reach the end
of the line. I suggest you open as many doors as possible
before that time arrives.

[Wing_96]

I really hope one of the doors says, "Men's Room"...cause I gotta go!

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

[skidz]

Well, one thing to consider is....each of these doors come with a price tag, as nothing is life comes free.

[LoadMasterC141]

This is true, but answered with another saying,

"If you want something bad enough, no price is too high"

and, of course, the morale of the above story,

"Don't let opportunity pass you by"

Its' all just food for thought. Not meant to be the bible by Load by any means.

[skidz]

I think life is more like a tree. You start at the bottom and work your way up. As you go up you have a short time where you can make a lot of different choices, but as you go on the choices get fewer and thinner. When you end up on top of the branch you're just a leaf in the wind
It's not the end my friend, it's a happy new beginning

[sdfcvoh]

Momma always said, "Life is like a box of chocolates."

[clumpinglitter]

Ok, where's the metaphor for determining the cost/benefit ratio of skipping certain doors? Seriously, I did find that depressing, which probably means it's something to think about and take seriously. thanks for posting it!

-C.

[bunghole]

Originally Posted by skidz

I think life is more like a tree. You start at the bottom and work your way up. As you go up you have a short time where you can make a lot of different choices, but as you go on the choices get fewer and thinner. When you end up on top of the branch you're just a leaf in the wind
It's not the end my friend, it's a happy new beginning

I thought we were 'dust in the wind' ooopps sorry