A front-row seat

This idea is along the same lines as the last podcast when we thought about who the people in our neighborhood are.

While are working on ourselves, on our 5 pillars for a strong n flexi life; personal professional, physical, financial, and relationships; a critical piece of the progress is the company we keep. The people in our orbit, the people we confide in, our mentors, our partners, our supporters. They play a huge role in not just the progress we make but the person we are right now.

When we think about where we want to be in life, the clearer the vision the more likely we’ll achieve whatever it is we’re going after. Knowing that you can, no, that you will get there and what it looks like having that focused goal can drive all the pillar goals you have throughout the journey.

And once we have that vision, every decision we make from that point forward needs to be aligned with that vision. The moment to start making decisions that are not in line with your vision, the clarity fades, and it turns into a dream and not a possibility, not an inevitability.

Ok, let’s bring this back to the front-row concept. So we have a vision, we have clarity, we have the commitment in our decision-making skills to drive us towards our vision. A critical ingredient is the people whom you surround yourself with both now and as you move forward closer to the vision becoming reality.

And this idea of who is in your front row, who has one of the precious front row seats, well it’s an important one. Because if you think about it, who is in your front row? Think about it right now. If all the world is a stage and we are merely players, then like any stage setting there is an audience, rows, and rows of seats. Seats filled with people who are watching the performance. In this case, you are the player on the stage and the audience is here for you. Notice how I did not say here to see you which I could have as that would have worked. But this is your life and as we all need people to support us, then the audience is here for you.

That leads to the question again. Who is in your front row? Are the people in the front row perhaps people who paid the most and are there merely for themselves to show others that they can afford to be front and center for the performance? Are they people who are emotionally, physically, spiritually, and positively invested in the performance they are there to see which again is your life. Are the people in the front row smiling and cheering when the story has a happy scene? Are they sad and concerned and offer encouragement when the scene takes a bad turn, sending positive vibes to help you through the scene willing you to preserve and move forward? Or are they simply uninterested and not paying attention to much of anything only reacting with the proverbial golf clap?

Who is in your front row? Should they be there? Now I will say that personally as I ponder this question and think about my life to this point I realize that those who have seats in the front row right now, didn’t always have them. While very few have always remained, there are many seats where the person sitting there has changed. And that to me does make sense given the stages of my life and where I’ve been and where I am at.

Ok, so that feels like a good place to wrap things up. A lot to ponder in that short yet powerful question. So I’ll end with the question one last time. Who has a seat in your front row?