Grab a Seat and Look Up

Sometimes, inspiration sneaks up on you like a ninja that before you even see it coming, BAM!, it hits you right on the head. I just had to make sure I wrote it down before it fades into the eternal roundabout of a brain I have.

I was catching up with Nicole via Yahoo Messenger about an hour, or so, ago, and we were talking about different ideas on where we could eventually apply to get new careers starting. I told her about my recent waking up and sudden urge to find something for myself out there. She, too, was doing the same, and even got a headstart. Then, after a few exchanges, the idea of the "right" job falling on our laps came up.

When you say something, figuratively, falls on your lap, what does it really mean? Was it THAT easy to get what you wanted? Did the universe conspire to focus all it's positive energy on you just for that day? Will it happen again? Well, here's what I came up with it during our conversation:

I used to think that if I kept that idea in mind, I could just wait for it to "fall". But the thing about falling is you never really know where it's going to land. My point would be, in this scenario, finding a job, just waiting for it to fall will lead you nowhere. This is why we HUNT for jobs and jobs dont HUNT for us (well, at least in most cases).

As the title suggests, we all have our chairs to carry around. Now the problem is, where do we put our chairs? And would it be ideal to sit on it on that spot? Will what I want fall here?

Finding the right spot will fall by chance. When you're there, it takes time, but it eventually gets to you. In some cases, it doesn't at all and that just means you're on the wrong spot. One thing you can do about that is to move your chair. It may sound risky and time consuming, but I think it's the only way for one person to find out what he really wants at the same time. I think, correct me if I'm wrong, that the only way to acquire something you really, really want, is by doing something you want to do; it goes hand in hand.

The passage that best describes this would be one of my favorite lines that I've heard when I did my first training exercise in my past job. It says to:

...love what you do, who you're with, where you are. If not, try harder. If that doesn't work, change something. If that still doesn't work, leave.

Don't get me wrong. Leaving for the right reasons doesnt mean you are giving up. If you've exhausted everything in that spot and you still have an empty lap, then sometimes it's better to do what was advised.

To sum up: Grab your chair, find your spot, sit & look around, and voila! on your lap you'll see it.

I'm not trying to disprove the saying. What I want to project is that it takes some action from our side (Grabbing the chair), as well, for things to keep moving our way.

So, relative to my situation, instead of moping around, Im grabbing my chair and finding my spot.

And just as an add-on, the chair doesn't always mean a job, it could be anything that YOU want, or strive for.

Where's your spot? :)