Good afternoon everyone!
Resources are very different. I had situations in my life when I thought that I did not have resources at all, that I did not own them, and my hands slowly fell down, as if they were filled with lead. I remember the moment when I first heard the phrase: "Your problems are your opportunities." I remember that it was something new for me, I did not expect such an answer to my next complaint. I lived on this principle for a long time, maybe even five years, and maybe more. Now I stick to the expression "My problems are my tasks". The word "tasks" is much more understandable, more precise, its boundaries are outlined more specifically than the boundaries of the word "opportunities", and as you know, our subconscious needs maximum clarity, tangibility. That is why in the technique for setting global goals "Well-articulated result", about which I already wrote earlier, we can find so many points connected with our sensations - vision, touch and so on. For this reason, I decided to change my motto.
That's when, about five - seven years ago, I became interested in this topic - the topic of my resources. How surprised I was when I discovered that my resources were hidden in the most ordinary little things. That's what I want to talk with you about today.
Resources are of two kinds (at some point, it was thanks to this knowledge that I realized that I did not appreciate what I have).
The first type is replenished.
The second type is irreplaceable.
Irreplaceable resources.
I'll start with irreplaceable resources. This is, first of all, time. My good friend most recently said these words: "We must be greedy." I was just shocked, because listened that from a man, who didn’t greedy. This man is very generous and, hearing these words, I just froze in place. I asked again. Then he explained his thought: "You do not have to be greedy for the material, it comes and goes, but you have to be very greedy for your time." And that's the truth! This is the only resource that is absolutely irreplaceable.
Another resource that I can partially relate to this category is the health resource. Yes, if a person is suddenly late for an airplane, he is in a hurry and he is falling and breaking his hand, then, in principle, it's okay, because the hand after some time will be ok. Of course, it is better not to break your arm, but this is not the saddest thing that can happen with a person. But if a person is falling and after that he have some problems with health all life, it’s mean that the health resource is already irreplaceable.
Replaced resources.
These are all kinds of skills, emotions, acquaintances, money, knowledges. If suddenly we had the opportunity to try ourselves in a new workplace, which we always dreamed about, but we do not have enough knowledge, we are simply looking for courses that are ready to provide us with the very necessary knowledge and just visit them. If we need skills, then we simply start not with work, but with one-month practice, where we acquire missing skills. And if a person needs money, he is simply looking for work.
Another very interesting point, we can use the auxiliary resources. For example, when we need knowledge, in order to open our own business. In order to get the necessary knowledge, we need to go to special courses for which you have to pay money. But if a person haven’t a money for courses, than a person can go to work.
It turns out this picture:
I'm going to work to go to the courses
I'm going to the courses to get knowledge
I'm going to acquire knowledge to open my business.
Also I want to tell you my secret how I choose a job.
The work provides 5 resources:
Knowledge
Skills
Time (there are jobs that can take two hours a day, then there is a lot of free time)
Dating
Money
When I choose this a job, I compare them among themselves according to these criteria. It is clear that it is worth paying attention to what resources it does not simply not provide, but what resources it can take away. If the work will take a lot of time, but it will be very interesting, a person will always learn something new, get acquainted with new and interesting people. Then why not? And if the work takes a lot of time, it is very monotonous, it brings little money and, most importantly, will negatively affect human health. For example, if a person needs to carry heavy objects or breathe air with chemical impurities. Then in that case a person need to think about this work because it takes away two irreplaceable resources - time and health.
What do you think about resources you? What is the most important and valuable for you?