A Higher Meaning in Each Moment of Work
Channel: George Kao
Date: 11/09/2017

What's stopping you from making more progress in your business? 

Honestly, it is probably not “more” knowledge, training, or ideas. 

The greatest obstacle I've seen is fear.

Fear of making a mistake.
Fear of looking bad to others (or to yourself.)
Fear of rejection.
Fear of discouragement.
Fear of tedious work.

There's a mistaken perspective that causes your fear. You think that the result matters a lot. You think that this moment is about the project you’re working on. You are afraid of not having this project be easier, or not getting the hoped-for result.

The mistake is that you've temporarily forgot that there's a higher (or deeper) meaning to *every single moment* of work… indeed every moment of life.

The truest meaning of this moment is not whether you get the results, or whether you’ll look good, or have it easy.  

It's something else.

What is that deeper meaning? It depends on your life philosophy. 

I welcome you to comment below with your answer to this question: 

"What is the deeper/higher meaning of each moment, that is far more important, than what's apparent on the surface?" 

I'll share with you 3 life philosophies -- theistic, non-theistic, and atheistic -- perhaps you will resonate with one of them:

1. GOD -- Imagine the most loving and wise parent the world has ever seen. That’s God, who wants us to experience joy in every moment... the truest, deepest, most ecstatic joy and love... even when working on "hard" or "tedious" or "scary" work. Because no matter what, you are unconditionally loved. You are completely protected in spirit. The fact is that you will get to Heaven one day, and truthfully there is no possibility of you screwing that up! Sure, you may take a winding road, but the full force of God is available to you in every second of your journey. No matter what the task or moment, there is *always* the possibility of experiencing a deeper joy, a higher peace, an all-pervasive love, that will change everything. Every day, be willing to keep re-connecting, to stay open, and exprience a little (or a lot!) of God, the source of the deepest joy, peace, and love.

2. Eternal Soul Evolution -- The reality of life is that we are here in this Earth School to evolve our consciousness or soul. The stuff we do, the tasks on our to-do list, no matter how “important” or “urgent”, actually matters *far less* than the opportunity each moment offers for your soul’s growth. Our calling is to stay open and willing in every waking minute of every day, to notice what that soul growth opportunity is in that very moment. There is tremendous hope for you, and every other soul, because we are on *an inevitable path* toward greater wisdom, love, and creativity. We can't screw it up. Just stay open and willing, no matter the task in front of you. Your evolution and growth toward Goodness is inevitable.   

3. YOLO -- You Only Live Once. Who knows what happens after his life? Even within this life, results are never guaranteed, no matter how hard or smart you work. So you might as well enjoy the journey, right? What's the point of suffering through tasks, or being afraid of them? You may get a good result one day, but the same action creates a mediocre or even bad result another day! The more you live, the more you realize that there are too many factors. Changes happen so fast in technology, society, the market, and even in your own biology, to accurately predict the results you’ll be getting. So just relax, will ya? What you *can* reliably do is *choose* to keep returning every moment to a mindful calm and joy. Think about it: nothing *truly* matters in life, that you actually know, other than your personal experience in each moment, right? Sure, you’ll want to keep doing tasks that increase the probability of reaching your "goals"... but all along the way, why not also practice a mindful happiness? That is the true secret. Interestingly, the happy way of doing everything makes it even more likely you'll reach success.

The core message is unanimous -- the higher meaning of each moment is joy. It’s not the email newsletter you have to write; it’s not this blog post that I have to make perfect; it’s not the perfect online course you have to create; it’s not the scary presentation that’s coming up. What can be guaranteed, now, is the calm (or even ecstatic!) joy and peace that is available to you and me now, in this very moment… and in every moment.

I encourage you to copy whichever paragraph above resonates with you -- or write your own. And then, *revisit it everyday.* Do it especially before you start work, so that you can keep practicing the layering of a higher/deeper meaning into each day, each moment, of your work.

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