Dear friend,
This week, I am driving and out of pocket, so I asked Monica to write this SHIFTED. I know you'll love it!
- Greg
Hi, Monica here. 👋
The biggest problems are often the greatest opportunities for meaningful progress. Somehow, someway. And yet, it always surprises me.
Can you relate to that?
Seven-plus years ago, my life hit a big reset button. I started over at ground zero. Including moving my kids and I into a cute little rental home.
Life has certainly progressed in seven years. But I have stayed in that rental, waiting for the "right time" to take the next step for my family. Every year around lease renewal, I’d lift my head and look around. Was it time?
It never felt right.
Side note: Greg talks a lot about Owners, Renters, and Vandals. I’ve technically been a renter for seven years. I’ve also taken care of that house like it was mine, every single day.
Recently, some major problems with the rental surfaced. Moving went from “someday” to “now.” So I HAD TO act fast. My kids and I toured houses in a neighborhood I had been quietly watching for YEARS. We had a family meeting, picked the best option, and the next day I made the call.
Within days, and many details later, it was all in motion.
What I’ve hoped for over nearly seven years is happening. Quicker than I expected. Under circumstances I didn’t want or see coming.
Here’s what I keep learning, over and over: our problems are often the very thing that moves us forward.
Mindshift Opportunity: Think about the top one or two problems you are facing. Then ask yourself: Where is the opportunity for breakthrough, growth, connection, or meaningful progress?
It’s there. I have never been more convinced of it.
Sometimes it’s the broken road that leads to just the right spot.
I hope this little piece of my story, encourages you to look for or maybe just to APPRECIATE the meaningful progress you experience through the process of solving and overcoming life's challenges!
Sincerely,
Monica S. Scott
P.S. Thank you for listening to this week’s “guest writer’s” ramblings!
And here's simple pic of me talking about making meaningful progress #together. It's the most recent picture of myself in my camera roll, and we gotta have at least one, house rules! 😆
