Finding Your Sweet Spot

Image via Wikipedia
Image via WikipediaIn sports, the sweet spot is said to be the exact place on a baseball bat, tennis racquet or golf club where you can produce a most highly effective swing with very little effort.

Today is Valentine's Day, a good day to indulge in sweets without feeling guilty and to treat your "sweetie" with something special. Sometimes, I think Valentine's Day goes for the merchandise overkill award.  I don't know about you but while I love flowers, perfume, jewelry and romantic evenings as much as the next woman, I am far more moved by genuine surprises when there is no holiday. 

Today,rather than relying on another to make your Valentine's Day, special, why not use it treat yourself? Why not spend the day reflecting on what your sweet spot is? What is it that brings out the best in you effortlessly because it is part of a passion or gift that comes naturally and enthusiastically? What do you really want in life passionately? What is it that you dream about that would make you excited to get out of bed in the morning? Where is your sweet spot? Is it a skill or talent that you wish you had more time to pursue, a goal you want to perfect, something that you look forward to continuing to work on because you want to really become exceptional?

Sometimes what we are really good at effortlessly, is not a result of habit as much as it is a result of passion, purpose and even failure. Whether,to be the best parent, partner or professional or paint a masterpiece, publish a book,or create a legacy, maybe you have already discovered your sweet spot and feel like you are living it everyday but chances are like many other people, you might find your sweet spot in places you never dreamed it would be. 

Don't discount where you are now or what you are doing as something without purpose. Look for the direction it can take you towards finding your sweet spot. Maybe the circumstance is just crying for you to change your stance, your approach or your delivery so that you can find the sweet spot unique to you. The sweets on Valentine's Day are temporary, your sweet spot in the life you want can last forever once you know what you have to do to have it feel that way.

Everyone has a sweet spot. What are you doing to find yours?

HAVE AN UNVALENTINES DAY

 Feb. 2, 2009 – This Valentine’s Day is all about creative thinking as lovers choose candy and cards rather than bouquets and bling. According to IBISWorld, the nation’s most respected independent publishers of industry research, spending will fall to $28.6 billion this holiday – a 4.8 percent drop from last year and a 6.8 percent drop since 2007.

Is it just commercial hype so vendors can up their sales for candy, cards, flowers and what not? What a shame that we even think we need a day to tell people we care about them and love them. Why not do something different this year? Break tradition.Instead of "remembering" those you love dearly (like you could forget them?)...Refuse to celebrate them on Valentine's Day any more than you want to celebrate them all year round.

Go ahead and tell your spouses, daughters, sons, mothers and fathers they are the best thing that ever happened to you but why not start a new tradition and each Valentine's day send a special card to someone in a nursing home or rehabilitation center, women's or men's shelter, orphanage or even someone in the military. Or send a valentine thanking the mail carrier, auto repair shop, barber shop, grocery store,day care or neighborhood fire department to let them know they make a difference in your life. No need to be concerned that they won't know who you are...it doesn't matter. They just need to know that you knew about them.

And to all those who have walked into my life and made my world a better place...You're the Best.

                                                   Happy UnValentines Day.