Are YOU a Superb Human Being? (Thought Provoking Perspectives...)

Friend: This is a repeat of Thursday’s message. I thought it was important enough to send it twice. AND it obviously sells absolutely nothing – other than selling YOU on doing some serious self-reflection and deeply penetrating soul searching. I was reading an obituary about the late Piper Laurie – a 91-year-old actress who just died. Her accolades began with a litany of all the Academy Award nominations she’d received for her amazing film role performances. But – and THIS more than anything else – is what impacted me. It ended with a six-word sentence: She was a superb human being. That got me thinking and then questioning first myself – meaning am I truly a superb human being? But then I turned the spotlight of examination on a number of friends, colleagues, co-workers, and iconic personalities I’m connected to. My probably, most sobering question was – are THEY a superb human being? Is it the fact that you take the time and effort to interact with people in both an attentive, qualitative, and authoritative way? Listening, acknowledging them, and focusing sincerely/empathetically on the (far too highly overlooked) importance of THEIR lives, THEIR issues, THEIR hopes, THEIR dreams, THEIR worldview? Which quite often is much different than the one you’re marching to the beat of. Do you take the time to invest (It IS an investment that pays unimaginable dividends and yield) to examine, explore, appreciate, respect, acknowledge, and understand the frequently very different reality other people are having at the same time as yours? It’s crucially important that you do so – whether it seems relevant to you right now – or not! Why? Because all those alternative realities so many people you intersect within your life are experiencing – are the drivers of their beliefs and their behaviors. If you don’t try and appreciate (not necessarily disagree – but not confront also) how differently others see life – you cannot connect, communicate, compel, or collaborate with them. And – like it or not, you are NOT an island. These are the team members, the suppliers, the prospects, the buyers, the vendors, the referrals, the advocates your life and business are inextricably connected to – and actually unimaginably depend upon. So, are you a superb human being? How often do you smile at others? How often do you perform random acts of kindness or contributions? Is your life obsessively, compulsively, and toxically intentionally focused on only YOUR success, YOUR prosperity, you getting YOUR biggest house, you getting YOUR financial goals? Or – are you enlightened enough and astute enough to know that it’s not you against the world? It’s you gaining ethical, deserving leverage FROM your world. And the broader, deeper your world becomes – the more richness you attain. But not just economic wealth – I’m talking about the far, far more fulfilling richness of a satisfied psychic wealth that comes from a life well lived. I spent over half a million dollars on therapy in my life. Most didn’t pay off. One was an incalculably, outsized, unimaginably high profit investment. The man turned my entire worldview of relevancy totally upside down! (For the infinite better.) He told me THIS... Most people obsess in their life and business over attaining the “end product” like… “I want to make a million dollars or be the fastest growing company or have the biggest house, the most toys, the most beautiful wife or most handsome husband.” But…. Guess what? If you’re unlucky enough to get those superficial goals, for those superficial and vacuous reasons alone – IT’S ANTI-CLIMACTIC. The heavens won’t open up – the angels won’t trumpet – permanent nirvana won’t occur. Enduring happiness and unfettered joy will not permanently happen. It will not. Why? Because the real meaning of life, are you ready for this..? It’s that.. .. the process is what life is all about. THIS, MY FRIEND, IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS. And whether it’s attentively talking to someone at a bus stop or in a hotel lobby (and acknowledging them so they feel relevant, significant, and important for a short window of meaningful and memorable time) – or just appreciating how wonderful human beings, fundamentally good human beings (not terrorists or vile/hateful ones) but fundamentally good human beings ARE – IS the true meaning of life. So, ask yourself... Am I a superb human being? Depending upon the answer you’ll either be very proud or have some work to do. Is the world better off because you and your family or business are in it? Being a superb human being is a lofty, lofty goal – but a worthy one to pursue. So, in conclusion – What do YOU stand for? Do you know? Figure it out. It will forever alter your sense of passion, possibility, and purpose. And it’ll make the process of existing as a value-creating human being so very much more satisfying. That’s it. Jay [Unsubscribe]( The Abraham Group 24050 Madison St., #214 Torrance, California 90505 United States