‘Under New Management’. The new mindset you need right now! (part. 1)
Why thinking of your life as “Under new management” could help push yourself to the next level.
Have you ever passed by a restaurant, a shop or a bar and see an advertised “Under new management” sign in big letters? It happens and there is always a strange mixed atmosphere of suspicion, curiosity, expectation around this announcement, especially when it is one of our favorite spots.
Now, I will share something that happen to me some months ago that hit my attention and kind of change the way I think through my life and I am pretty sure that you will relate to it.
It was a sunny day, I used to live in Key Biscayne (Miami) at the time, I was doing my morning walking work-out and I still remember that it was a Monday, I know it because the thoughts were all about a long list of ‘have to do’, ‘have to remember’, ‘must do’, ‘have to call’, ‘have to make an appointment’ and the more I was walking and sweating and the more overwhelmed I was feeling; the more I tried mentally to set my list and the more I felt that I could not fit everything in my day, the more I was thinking and the more I became frustrated…but something happened!
As we are about to drown, we have the strength to find a grip.
And my grip was that sign “Under new management” that I saw in big letter out of a restaurant. It got my attention immediately, it was like a light ball turned on!
Now you are thinking…what is she even trying to say with this?? You are right. My mind is complicated! Can you relate? How many time you have something in your mind, you try to explain it but none is getting it? It happens a lot…to me at least!
Let’s get to the point. I have 2 parts to share that helped me out.
- What if I could have another ‘management’ in my life? What if I could reset the button? What if I really could sit in that ‘restaurant of my life’ as a spectator and see what it is working and what it is not?
- What if I could ask myself why I would decide to sell ‘the activity’ but most important… would there be someone interested in buying ‘my business, my life’ from me and why?
You might say that I am crazy, but look at the things in this way: when we are completely into our life we don’t see anything else, we have only our problems, we don’t see all the options that are available and most of all we don’t have the time, we are not willing to stop and think or don’t want to ask for help, we are just like a hamster in a wheel with no way out.
‘Under new management’ is a mindset, is a tool and a powerful one: I use it when I need another perspective and I don’t really feel like sharing my point; I use it when I desperately need another manager for my life (How cool would it be? Instead of giving up, we will just hire a new manager! ‘I introduce you to my new manager!’ I wish I could!!;-)
I use this powerful tool when I am really messy (for those of you who does not know me – you will, step by step, I promise you! – I can assure that it happens a lot!!) and I cannot see the light out of the tunnel..
It is a change of perspective tool: instead of going on looking at what you have in your plate over and over again doing the same mistakes, acting in the same way, thinking in the same way, obtaining, of course, the same results, you imagine things (your plate) managed perfectly, or the way you wish it could be managed, by another person (a stranger, someone that you aim to be, your future self, your role model, you choose who). Seems too easy to be true! Ok, it takes some times to get into that state of imagination, and visualization of course, but…with exercise, you will get there.
For now, after reading, start closing your eyes and imagine to look at your life as it was perfectly managed, look at the details, looks at the nuances, the feeling, the sensations…let your imagination guide you. When you will open your eyes…grab a piece of paper and start writing what you have seen, prioritize it and apply one step at the time.
I am curious to know what come up! Write me and connect with me to share your ideas!
And I see you soon for the Part 2!