{"id":2794,"date":"2017-10-10T20:46:17","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T00:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/createcalling.wpengine.com\/?p=2794"},"modified":"2017-10-10T20:46:17","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T00:46:17","slug":"trying-straddle-universe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativecallingcoaching.com\/trying-straddle-universe\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Trying to Straddle the Universe?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I want to recommend a terrific book. \u00a0It\u2019s <\/span>The One Thing<\/a><\/span><\/em> by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan. \u00a0Here\u2019s my interpretation of its central premise: \u00a0Identify the one thing in any area of your life that, if done, will make everything else either unnecessary or much easier.<\/span><\/p>\n

Take career. \u00a0\u2018I wanna write plays I wanna act I wanna have a coaching business\u2019 was my conundrum. \u00a0I tried sustaining all three for a while, which ended up amounting to dabbling at each.<\/span><\/p>\n

Which would be fine, if I didn\u2019t apply the pressure of making a living to all three via some miraculous win-fall, or at least by having it contribute fiscally to my existence in order to be considered a valid pursuit. \u00a0This resulted in a lot of frustration.<\/span><\/p>\n

The day I heard a colleague say \u2018you can\u2019t straddle the universe\u2019, everything clicked into place.<\/span><\/p>\n

Getting back to the book. \u00a0That one thing that I needed to do career-wise before anything else was to support my family. \u00a0Once I\u2019d found a way to do that consistently, I could layer other things back in, sequentially.<\/span><\/p>\n

Right now I\u2019m all in on the coaching. \u00a0Happily, it was a great One Thing choice because I get to write <\/span>and<\/span><\/i> I get to use a lot of my acting skills (listening, connecting, giving presentations).<\/span><\/p>\n

People will ask \u2018are you still writing? Are you still acting?\u2019. \u00a0I find myself getting annoyed by these question because I\u2019m hearing: \u2018Tell me you are, because if you\u2019re not, you\u2019ve failed, and I\u2019ll be disappointed in you. \u00a0And if you\u2019re not, who the hell are you to talk about \u2018profiting from your passion?\u201d\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now maybe this is or maybe this isn\u2019t the inquirer\u2019s implication. \u00a0My annoyance has to do with the fact that I\u2019m projecting that implication, and since the answer to both questions is basically no, I\u2019m the one disappointed in myself, and feeling hypocritical at some level.<\/span><\/p>\n

When in truth, I\u2019ve made a choice based on a variety of factors.<\/span><\/p>\n

As an actor and a playwright, I\u2019ve succeeded many times. \u00a0Success isn\u2019t a final destination.<\/span><\/p>\n

These days I play-write when I feel like it, and act by invitation, not audition. \u00a0I do both for pure joy. \u00a0That such opportunities hold joy for me is success in and of itself.<\/span><\/p>\n

So back to the One Thing: my practice is growing and my family is benefiting financially. \u00a0As this happens, I feel the freedom to partake in my other crafts more frequently.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can do it all. \u00a0Just not all at once.<\/span><\/p>\n

As for my health, my one thing is getting 9 hours of sleep. \u00a0It\u2019s not as easy as it sounds, but when I do it, I\u2019ve got more physical and mental energy for everything else (including a little exercise.)<\/span><\/p>\n

I won\u2019t go through every area of my life because this is a blog, not an essay. \u00a0So I can choose to stop wherever I want. \u00a0Like here. \u00a0My one thing was to write a blog introducing the concept of the One Thing. I\u2019ve done that.<\/span><\/p>\n

So what\u2019s your One Thing? \u00a0In the area of health? Of career? Of community? As an activist? As a parent? Of whatever area? \u00a0Please post in the comments below.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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