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Today I'm going to respond to Sam, who had a nice comment to last week's Sunday With Sisson: "I�
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Today I'm going to respond to Sam, who had a nice comment to last week's Sunday With Sisson: "I’m wondering how you, Mark, reconcile the image you have to project for your business aspirations vs. the struggle that comes with it."
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Good morning, everybody.
Today I'm going to respond to Sam, who had a nice comment to last week's Sunday With Sisson.
"I love those Sunday emails, and I’m hoping that this lands with my intent of curiosity rather than anger or bitterness. Having said that, I’m wondering how you, Mark, reconcile the image you have to project for your business aspirations vs. the struggle that comes with it. If your tagline is live awesome, it needs to look like you’re living awesome when you post to social media, write a post, or do an interview. I’ve heard you mention things that sound less than awesome about business stress, loneliness, and I even heard you say that you wouldn’t have started Primal Kitchen if you knew what was coming to you via that experience.
To be honest and vulnerable, sometimes I find social media postings inspirational and other times I find them daunting and even jealousy-inspiring. My meditation seems to ground me and I have so much gratitude for the things I do have. BUT, you’re right, seeing what others have often leaves me wanting more than I have or, more importantly, need."
"Live Awesome" is aspirational. It's not a permanent state of being, at least for most (certainly not me). It's a place we're searching for and can actually visit. The trick is to visit and stay as long as possible, and then work to get back there once we leave.
And it's something I aspire toward, always. Sometimes I arrive. Lately, the past couple decades, I end up living awesome more often than not. I'm lucky that way. I've figured out what works for me. But if I let up on the intention, it slips away. That's humans for ya.
The less-than-awesome stuff is very real. The trick is to repurpose it...or reimagine it.
Stress—which I've always had trouble dealing with and for which I even came up with a legitimate supplement (formerly Primal Calm, now Adaptogenic Calm) to make it easier for me to handle. That was an act of creation and it's one of our all-time most successful products. (Guess I'm in good company.)
Day-to-Day Drudgery—the nuts and bolts stuff you have to do to start and run a business. It isn't fun. It's necessary, however, and it's working toward something beautiful and meaningful.
Loneliness—I'm an introvert at heart. I can do the public speaking and kiss the babies when I need to. I just need to recharge afterward. That's where I gain energy. Lonely? Sometimes, yeah. It makes the close connections I have that much more powerful and meaningful and special.Â
So there's a bright side. Even the "difficult stuff" exists in service to Living Awesome.
As for finding social media posts inspirational one day and intimidating the next...I'd call that normal. Heck, it's normal to have different responses to the same piece of content depending on how you're feeling. I have the same thing. Sometimes I'll read a piece someone else wrote, or I'll listen to a talk someone else gave and feel blessed to have been on the receiving end of that person's genius and insight. Other times I'll wish I'd done it myself.Â
Most of all, the endeavor never stops moving and changing.
After all these years, I'm realizing that life is all about the push and the pull. The give and take. There are no constants. There's no "there." Everything is always in flux. What seems to work is trying to remain grounded, present, and aware throughout all the craziness. To be your own rock.Â
I hope that answers at least some of your question, Sam (and anyone else who's reading and feeling the same way).Â
I'd love to hear your take on this, everyone. Let me know your thoughts in the [comment section]( of this week's Weekly Link Love.
And enjoy your Sunday.
Best,                                 Â
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