The other day I got to thinking, life is simple but we’ve made it way more complicated than it needs to be.
This thought is nothing new. But it struck me once again when I was watching a video about goals.
Instead of seeing a practical, simple path toward accomplishing a goal, I observed what I would call deliberate and intentional mass confusion.
You can’t just have a simple goal – it’s gotta be a big one.
It can’t just be a big goal – it’s gotta be a scary goal.
It can’t just be a big, scary goal, it’s gotta make you uncomfortable.
And on and on it goes.
Whatever happened to the child within who used to do things “just for fun.”
Nah. Can’t do that. That’s no good.
Gotta have big, long-term, scary goals. Gotta have a mission statement. Gotta have a definite major purpose for your life. Gotta clarify all your values. Gotta change all your limiting beliefs. Gotta like yourself. Gotta love yourself. Gotta love all the people you don’t love. Gotta love all the haters. Gotta rescript all your negative self-talk. Gotta, gotta, gotta.
For much of my life, I’ve been the type of guy who looks for and finds the common denominators that make something work.
I look for and find the golden thread and discard all the rest.
A surprising truth is that simple explanations, simple action steps, and simple directions always work better than the complicated.
And that’s what I’ve set out to accomplish in my newest book, Enter the Zen Zone.
You don’t need to be religious, or spiritual, or philosophical, or psychological, or really anything at all – other than human or primate – to gain immense action-able value from the book.
The only thing you might need to enjoy the book is a sense of humor about yourself and how complicated the self-development industry has become.
If you don’t have a sense of humor about the “fix being in” – on the topic of “how to fix yourself,” definitely don’t get my book.
Enter the Zen Zone – available now in print and digital formats
Matt Furey
