So there I was on our dive boat with my two workmates nicknamed Chewbaka and E.T.
Chewbaka was named after the wookie in star wars, after a few beer he's simply the Wookie.
I think it would be a great comic book; super girl meets the Sasquatch The creation of super wookie.
Although T has a quite a few nicknames it was I who named him E.T. One day we were sitting on the boat sunbathing I mean working. I was looking down at my feet and for some reason out came, "Man, I have ugly feet", him being a good friend responded with "there not so bad check out mine." Mistakenly, I looked then stared I was staring at toe's that looked like mini E.T's, right there I started cracking up "I am never talking about my feet again", I giggled. His face went red and shouted at least I'm not a hobbit. "True", I said. "Hey, E.T. Go Home. After that the crew became the wookie, E.T. and the Hobbit, sitcom I think so.
So there we were at work on the work boat at least. We were sitting in the straight. Yes, we were getting paid. No, I don't remember which straight we were in; Oh yeah it's coming back to me. Do you know that straight, the one with water going through two pieces of land, that is covered in trees, mountains in the distance, whirlpools everywhere, waves crashing, logs floating, salmon swimming, dolphins surfing, killer whales eating, sea lions on the rocks, bears on the beach and eagles in the trees. Do you know that straight? No, well that one.
There we were with our long lines out beer in hand fishing for halibut. Well, I had a beer in hand and a video camera in the other. They were fishing I was taping. That day was a little different for us. Apparently we had lost a bet. I didn't even know we had a bet going, except at the gas dock we were handed four dresses and were told that we lost the bet. So, there we were fishing in dresses.
The wookie as captain got first pick; he chose the nice lime green one. ET grabbed the neon orange one, and yes that left me in the oh so pretty hot pink one. The fourth dress the violet one was raised as our flag.
So there I was video taping the whirlpools, the waves, the logs, the dolphins eating the salmon, the killer whales playing with a seal, the sea lions baking from the rock, the scavenger bear on the beach , the eagles swooping and my two friends looking oh so pretty fishing in dresses.
Do you know that straight the one
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
Defining My Demon Monkey
Here it comes, I feel it, that sensation, anxiousness, I am fighting for a breath, a chance to be happy, to be free.
ahhh, I had him right where I wanted him. Why did he have to join Toastmasters, I had him, He loved that anxious feeling, bouncing off the walls, he did not realize that he was procrastinating. His ego blew up others perceived him as arrogant. Sure, he read lots, however, it was of anxiousness. It was not calm and collective, he was not able to keep a positive state that is until...
whoa, where did those angry words come from, why is there this dark cloud hanging over me. What is that feeling that causes me to struggle, wait, did someone just talk through me, is that Guido I feel coming out to play.
For those who don't know, Guido, is my demon monkey, he's the procrastination side of me. The one who stops me from moving up, some would say he's my alter ego, I say he's just my ego that comes out to keep me off track...
That's enough out of you, this guy all he does is blame, he's the one who does not commit, and so what if I give him a little boost, so he can move forward. If it was not for me he'd sit and dwell on how he's not good enough. And do you know what he isn't. He won't succeed. So I give him a little euphoria to keep him happy. What's the harm in that I ask you?
Will you listen to him, telling me I am not capable, commitment, that may be an issue, maybe it's just that i cannot stand holding still. I am learning though, it's like Zig Ziglar sais "If you do the things you ought to do today; then there will be a day when you can do the things you want to do when you want to do them."
Do you know that feeling where you know what you have to do but things keep getting in your way, when your list of prioritize just keep getting bigger and never seem to go away. Are people around you telling you to focus on just one thing, but they all need to be done. That feeling of a weight on your shoulders that keeps you pinned down. Did you know your demon monkey causes that? that it's job. To keep our muse quiet so that we stay with what's familiar, so that we stay in our comfort zone.
I for one refuse to listen I am fighting back, as positively as possible, I will keep learning, I will keep moving forward...
Not if I have anything to do with it; are you not tired yet; go to bed. See he usually listens, he feels tired, he goes to bed, planning on finishing tomorrow. The key however is to start, to start each day because for one; tomorrow never comes and for two I have got a whole list of obstacles for him tomorrow.
My demon monkey Guido loves to apply pressure, pressure causes procrastination by providing distractions. One way to beat Guido here is to be focused, have a strong commitment a set of short, medium, and long term goals. When you are studying make sure you are centered this will ensure that you don't have to read or listen 100 times to get the message. Another way our demon monkey's get us; is when we enter the realm of negativity; this is there playground. This could be negative talk, arrogance, cynicism, or blaming others; Again negativity can mean different things to different people. A trick that I learned is to wear an elastic band when you have a negative thought, simply snap it, you will quickly learn to think only positive thoughts. If you find yourself saying I SHOULD simply change it to I WILL. I HAVE to switches too I CHOOSE too and yeah but! Well get rid of that one completely switch to Jeffrey Gitomer's patented YES! attitude. So this one has me all figured out; pretty soon there will be no more Guido, I am not ready for demon monkey heaven, any of you need a spare, no, I guess not. The problem isn't only you, it's the books, videos, internet, and it's cheap. Did you know for a few dollars in late one can get a great education at the public library. Oh well I still have one trick up my sleeve, and that's arrogance, I'll just wait till there's a few more dollars in his pocket and his head swells a bit. thank you.
ahhh, I had him right where I wanted him. Why did he have to join Toastmasters, I had him, He loved that anxious feeling, bouncing off the walls, he did not realize that he was procrastinating. His ego blew up others perceived him as arrogant. Sure, he read lots, however, it was of anxiousness. It was not calm and collective, he was not able to keep a positive state that is until...
whoa, where did those angry words come from, why is there this dark cloud hanging over me. What is that feeling that causes me to struggle, wait, did someone just talk through me, is that Guido I feel coming out to play.
For those who don't know, Guido, is my demon monkey, he's the procrastination side of me. The one who stops me from moving up, some would say he's my alter ego, I say he's just my ego that comes out to keep me off track...
That's enough out of you, this guy all he does is blame, he's the one who does not commit, and so what if I give him a little boost, so he can move forward. If it was not for me he'd sit and dwell on how he's not good enough. And do you know what he isn't. He won't succeed. So I give him a little euphoria to keep him happy. What's the harm in that I ask you?
Will you listen to him, telling me I am not capable, commitment, that may be an issue, maybe it's just that i cannot stand holding still. I am learning though, it's like Zig Ziglar sais "If you do the things you ought to do today; then there will be a day when you can do the things you want to do when you want to do them."
Do you know that feeling where you know what you have to do but things keep getting in your way, when your list of prioritize just keep getting bigger and never seem to go away. Are people around you telling you to focus on just one thing, but they all need to be done. That feeling of a weight on your shoulders that keeps you pinned down. Did you know your demon monkey causes that? that it's job. To keep our muse quiet so that we stay with what's familiar, so that we stay in our comfort zone.
I for one refuse to listen I am fighting back, as positively as possible, I will keep learning, I will keep moving forward...
Not if I have anything to do with it; are you not tired yet; go to bed. See he usually listens, he feels tired, he goes to bed, planning on finishing tomorrow. The key however is to start, to start each day because for one; tomorrow never comes and for two I have got a whole list of obstacles for him tomorrow.
My demon monkey Guido loves to apply pressure, pressure causes procrastination by providing distractions. One way to beat Guido here is to be focused, have a strong commitment a set of short, medium, and long term goals. When you are studying make sure you are centered this will ensure that you don't have to read or listen 100 times to get the message. Another way our demon monkey's get us; is when we enter the realm of negativity; this is there playground. This could be negative talk, arrogance, cynicism, or blaming others; Again negativity can mean different things to different people. A trick that I learned is to wear an elastic band when you have a negative thought, simply snap it, you will quickly learn to think only positive thoughts. If you find yourself saying I SHOULD simply change it to I WILL. I HAVE to switches too I CHOOSE too and yeah but! Well get rid of that one completely switch to Jeffrey Gitomer's patented YES! attitude. So this one has me all figured out; pretty soon there will be no more Guido, I am not ready for demon monkey heaven, any of you need a spare, no, I guess not. The problem isn't only you, it's the books, videos, internet, and it's cheap. Did you know for a few dollars in late one can get a great education at the public library. Oh well I still have one trick up my sleeve, and that's arrogance, I'll just wait till there's a few more dollars in his pocket and his head swells a bit. thank you.
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