The First of Many

Welcome to my first posting to this blog. These postings will also show up on a blog for Otavala Consulting. You can find out more about Otavala Consulting at www.otavala.com. On this, the first day of blogging, I should talk about taking action.

I'm a big fan of movies and last night I was watching a certain movie that was filmed in our city within the last few years. It was about this guy who was unsatisfied with the way things were around him. So he decided to take on the responsibility to clean-up the "bad elements" around him. If you haven't guessed yet, I was watching Batman Begins. Chances are you are not a multi-billionaire with connections to advanced weapons technology, so this does not relate to you. So lets find the same idea in a more realistic setting. Raise your hand if you've seen Dead Poet's Society. Hands down. What most people remember from that movie is the quote "Carpe Diem" meaning "Sieze the Day".

The most important expression of Siezing the Day is when Dr. Keating (Robin Williams) pressures his student Todd Anderson (Ethan Hawke) to take action and create a poem in front of the class. Todd, as embarassed as he is, comes up with a poem that suprises and astounds himself and his classmates. The point is that we all have the potential to be successful. The real choice is the choice to act. I challenge you to come up with one action for every day and make sure to act upon it. For those people who are saying to themselves " That's too easy", well I also have a challenge for you. I want you to think of something that is out of your comfort zone and act on that. (talking to a cute person at the bar, haggle with your bank over a better interest rate, tell your boss they have a coffee stain on their shirt) The important thing is that you are out there doing something! In the end, you may not be the Dark Knight, but you may suprise yourself and those around you.