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Pivotal Moment
Sunday, 16th May 2010
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It gives me great pleasure to announce another milestone for Dream,Build,Inspire,Lead! as today we have our first ever guest blog contribution from Lisa Foreman. Lisa is one of my closest friends and one of the few people who I turn to for advice when I get a little lost in life. She has this amazing ability to cut through the crap of any situation and just tell it how it is.
A few months ago I called Lisa up one night and told her about a particular business situation I was in and asked her advice on it. We had a really great conversation and the basis of it was this notion of a “pivotal moment”. I’ll let Lisa enlighten you on the concept:
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The pivotal moment – a life changing event, a shift in thinking – yes, it is all these things, and so much more.
We all know life passes us all by so quickly – we all go through our ups and downs, but there is a huge pressure forced upon many of us to quickly move on – get on with work, family and our social lives as quickly as possible.
But in our haste, are we forgetting that it’s ok to stop, take stock and fundamentally learn from whatever it is we have gone through?
There’s no doubt about it.
For those of us who have stopped and realised, a “pivotal moment” means something different for everyone.
Some people see it as a crossroads, a turning point in ones life or even simply a twist or shift.
For me, it has come after many years of great sorrow, pain and confusion – it felt like a moment that caught me by surprise - when the “penny dropped” and what I needed to do and the direction I needed to steer my life suddenly became a far clearer map to read.
Don’t be mistaken – it didn’t mean it was a tranquil journey– but the surety I felt about my path certainly made it easier to ride the waves with greater confidence.
Since my “epiphany” as I sometimes refer to it – I have also found myself to be greatly taken aback my other people’s stories and journeys.
Before I took note intently and with interest – now, I listen with an open mind – allowing myself to learn and grow from other people’s experiences of pain, heartache and loss – as well as amazing happiness, contentment and feelings of fulfilment.
The reason that most of us never really learn from our own experiences and those of others, is because I think while we may listen – we seldom really take the time to actually tune in.
We are all so often afraid of ourselves – that little voice in our head that we chose to ignore when we know something isn’t right – but we fight the voice and plough on ahead anyway because to listen is to scary, too confronting, or requires to much change.
I ignored the “alarm bells” as I now refer to it – in my head for almost seven years.
I wish I hadn’t let the pain become unbearable before I had the courage to face what I knew was true.
Thankfully, I have now learnt to not be afraid to be honest with myself about how I feel.
I share this story with people every now and again in hopes they will stop, take stock, learn and above all – be true to themselves.
Clarity will come – but only if you are brave enough to look the truth in the eye.
-Lisa Foreman (@LisaForeman)
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Dream, Build, Inspire, Lead!
AJ~
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Author: Lisa Foreman
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