Don’t Lock In
Sometimes I look at racetracks. I find them fascinating. They hold high-performance vehicles. Those cars run the same stretch of road over and over. The ability for cars to do something repetitive, for years at a time, is fascinating.
Building one is an investment. They spend time curating it and because of that, they get better in the same spot.
Fantastic for racing and the growth of the sport.
Great, except life, isn’t a repetitive course unless we force it to be one. As a result, there are consequences.
This “lock-in” causes us to miss the beauty of the things around us. When we don’t stop and enjoy the roses, we miss out on the opportunity around us.
Instead of enjoying the life around you, you stay locked in a pattern.
When you lock into a pattern long enough, it becomes the new standard.
In that sense, staying on course leads you off of it, especially if you want to grow.
From the desk of Adam Thomas 