I have just witnessed a very sad event. I was waiting in a garage forecourt to put some fuel in my car, when a very beat up old red car pulled up behind me. He had actually just reversed out of one queue, (these queues were only one or two cars each), and driven behind me. he obviously thought that I had magical qualities that would make my queue disapper more quickly.
Anyway, the pump in front of me becomes free so up I drive next to it. Meanwhile, Mr Red (that's what we'll call him), deciding I was too slow, reversed and joined another queue . It seems that he though he might end up one pump ahead of me. Well, I fill up my tank, (only about 3 minutes) and walk off to the kiosk to pay me debt to society.
As I walk out, Mr Red is now reversing into the bay ahead of me, in the wrong direction, deternined to get to the top of the line. I asked, very civilly as i normally do, not to box me in and wait 30 seconds for me to leave.
He gives me a kind of look that to wither oak trees from one hundred paces BUT, does move his car forward just enough, for me to squeeze my very modest Peugeot through the gap.
I looked in my rear view mirror directly afterwards and lo and behold, a two car shad driven up behind him the right way and the taken both the space I had left and the second empty space that Mr Red had decided was his.
So, what are the lessons that can be learnt from this little episode?
The first is patience; once you have set your mind on a goal, your mind will start finding ways of helping you achieve this. Spend time everyday to quieten yourself and that voice is invaluable. However, have patience; not all goals will be reached immediately.
Two; don't set a goal and then decide that is not the right one for you and quickly change to another. Only then to find that actually, that is not right either and maybe the original goal was OK; then again, maybe you need to find a third goal etc. etc. What actually happens is you never build up any focus, instead lots of targets start flying around your head and you actually achieve none of them. Like Mr Red, you actaully end up being more frustrated because in your eagerness to get ahead by changing goals, you have actually let those who came after you to now be ahead of you.
Thirdly; believe. If you take the time to think really hard about the goal you set and write down, you then commit yourself to that goal. If you have many, (as most people do), you MUST prioritise one that you wish to achieve first. Once you have committed yourself and focused on that one goal, you must believe that you will achieve it.
When you first set that goal, that may seem impossible to you; however, believe that if you let your mind work on it, that magical subconscious will start working on it and provide solutions for you to achieve that, if you listen to it.
That belief in yourself and your subconscious is paramount; it will find a way where your conscious mind won't. It is wonderful thing you are a wonderful being; so work with it.
As for Mr. Red? I'm expecting to read an a report in the local rag any minute about 'forecourt rage'.
Have a fantastic day,
Mark
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