Jun 03 2008
Let Go Something Very Dear
There are many things we consider valuable in each of our life, different from one person to another. It could be our family, business, job, parents, children, relationship, position, community work, hobby, habit or even an addiction.
I’ve been holding certain things very dearly too. But when I look into these things, I could find that they may not be as valuable as I’ve been thinking them to be. Are they really that important?
Sometimes these things can even keep me from focusing my time and resources on the most important life goals. They may be good things, but may not necessarily the best ones in life. The enemy of “best” may be called “good”.
Perhaps sometimes we need to learn how to let go certain things, so that we can no longer be bondaged by them any further. Surely there will be pain forgoing something which have been very dear to us so far in life.
In the four actions framework (Eliminate, Reduce, Raise, Create) according to the Blue Ocean Strategy, a business may need to examine what it offers and find out what is not really important and necessary, and learn to eliminate them (but raising and creating other values). I heard that if there is no pain and resistance to do so, then there is not really eliminating anything.
Similarly there will be pain and resistance to let go something which have been valuable in our life. But if we don’t learn to stop going after these things, we can be like chasing after the winds, achieving nothing much at the end. Let’s say NO to these things so that we can say YES to more important things!
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