Checking Under The Hood

A while back, there were “full-service” gas stations. You could pull up to a pump and out would run an attendant to pump your gas for you. He (almost always “he”) would ask whether you wanted your windows cleaned and to check under the hood.

 

The attendant would check your oil, washer level, and radiator water. If they were really thorough, they’d check your transmission fluid and brake fluid levels as well.

 

Then came self-service islands and you got to choose whether you wanted all of that to happen for a few cents more per gallon than to pump your own gas and check under your own hood.

 

And now we live in the self-service era where we’re pumping our own gas or finding charging stations for our EV. 

 

And we assume that everything under the hood is good. We’re running down the highway, aren’t we? Everything is juuuuuuussssstttt fine, isn’t it? It is, isn’t it?

 

We’re in mid-December, having come out of a few of the strangest years in history. Seriously, think about that. Four years ago, what did you think your life would be like? Well, you took on life and lies and mis-information and love and loss and all of that. You made it this far. 

 

Over the past few years, I came through a significant growth period (and I’m not done yet).  I’ve been living bi-coastally, I’ve been involved in a couple of documentaries, and my business has evolved to an even more elite level. I’ve spoken nationally and internationally. And I’ve taken time for myself, as well.

 

That last part, taking time for myself, I wouldn’t have done that except that it was on my calendar. We don’t check under the hood of the car at every fill-up. We have stickers and texts from the shop that remind us that we might be due for a service.

 

I took a few days off for my birthday a few months ago. I spent a couple of weeks away on a cruise that had been rescheduled twice due to the pandemic. And it came at an “inconvenient” time. Except that I needed it. 

 

And you do too. You need to look at the year ahead and every quarter – that’s AT LEAST ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS if not more, you need to schedule three-to-four days for just you time. It could be you and someone else. But it’s not you and your beloved “to-do” list. 

 

Your creativity, focus, and productivity will sky-rocket every time you do this. It’s inconvenient. It’s stressful leading up to it. And NOW is the time to look ahead. This is YOUR life and it’s time. Your time. That you invest in you.

 

Who you were isn’t who you are. Who you are isn’t who you’re becoming.

Plan that.

 

Check under the hood. How are your vitality levels?

It might be time to take that vehicle of yours in for a tune up.

 

(The holidays, as much fun as they are, can bring out some stress. Let that be a clue for you. Get out your calendar and put your get-away days on your calendar now.)

 

Stay curious and keep making your magic!

 

Big hugs and love,

 

= Wayne = 

The best gift is a tune up for yourself.

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