KITA

That’s short for “Kick in the Ass (KITA)”.  Originally, I thought I’d title today’s post “push” and work in the KITA concept; however, I quickly realized that in so doing I’d be falling prey to exactly what I was going to write about!

It’s so easy to dream about the future that we want.  To envision how wonderful it will be.  To run through in our mind how we’ll actually put Johnny Paycheck’s classic song in to action.  And yet here we are on Monday morning.  At the same desk.  Staring at the same computer.  Ready to do the same thing all over again.  Why is that?  We know it’s not what we want to do, yet we keep on doing it.  And we’ll keep doing it until we get a swift KITA.

KITA’s come in many forms:

• A health scare
• The loss of a job
• The birth of a child
• A frank conversation about what’s wrong with your life with someone you know and respect

Regardless of the form of the KITA, they all share a common trait:

• They are a form of significant emotional experience

Only when we are faced with an event that has emotional impact are we open to stepping out of our comfort zone.  There is no doubt that when faced with a KITA there is an impact.  If you’ve ever had health scare, lost your job, had a child, or had one of those “Come to Jesus” meetings with a friend you remember.  You remember the feeling in your stomach.  The heighted sense of awareness.  The fear.  The change.  And finally the fact that it all worked out in the end in spite of the perceived immenseness of the situation at the time.  That’s because we each have huge untapped abilities to function at higher levels.  We simply don’t tap these levels until something or someone provides that KITA.

With that in mind:

Are you in need of a swift KITA?

As always, thanks for the time.