Unrelated, Yet Intertwined in Living the Good Life

"Live your life as an exclamation not as an explanation." ~Jackson Brown Jr.

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." ~Helen Keller

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

So many thoughts, words and actions within our lives begin unrelated, but are ultimately linked together. Branding and social networking are unique discussions had often times with no correlation to one another. As became evident through my reflection yesterday, the two directly influence one another. The above quotes are another example of the unrelated being ultimately linked. Three randomly generated quotes are relevant to living, experiencing and enjoying the same life. 

Among other messages, these quotes express the following:

Be bold. Be passionate. Be an individual. 

Don't sit on the sideline; join the team. Experience life outside the safe zone. Expand your horizons.

Pursue your dreams and goals passionately and wholeheartedly. 

All unique messages. All messages intertwined in living the good life. 

We should not live life in CYA* mode at all times. Our words and actions should demonstrate our passion and our individuality. We should be adventurous, as well as brave enough to be ourselves. By following these principles, we will live life as an exclamation. 

Part of being a role model, leader, contributor and teammate is experience not just examination. If our only experience is from the sideline, we cannot maximize the value of our contribution. Join the team. Make life interactive. Enjoy the ride. Two of the greatest 'teachers' are the unknown and failure. We learn from every opportunity that doesn't have clearly defined instructions. Sometimes the best instruction is step outside the box, dare to try our best and learn from our mistakes. If we choose to experience and not just examine, our life becomes a daring adventure. 

If we do not rejoice in our accomplishments, what is the benefit? If we do not have passion for our goals and dreams, will we ever truly accomplish anything worthwhile? If we fail, we must fail enthusiastically. We will benefit from our failures if we're invested in learning from the experience. If we succeed, we must celebrate our success. Celebrate those that help us reach our goals and dreams. Be passionate. Use passion and celebration to achieve enthusiastically. 

Living the good life is achieved through actively following your unique path with passion. We must dare to join the team to actively participate in our life's experiences. We must commit our self emotionally to experience the enthusiasm of life and power of passion. We must be willing to be unique by not suppressing our individuality to think like, act like, talk like others. We learn from each other because we are all different with unique perspectives. 

Often times, many separate experiences, actions, thoughts, discussions, and words share a common link. Lessons are learned and continue to evolve as elements of our lives compound. As elements of our lives compound, they become intertwined.

*CYA: 'Cover your a**'; One of many favorite professional environment acronyms; Most frequently used the describe the practice of documenting sometimes as a priority greater than in-person conversations that build rapport and non-verbal communication key in understanding messages and their reception.