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Groundhog Day!
Tomorrow
is Groundhog Day. I don’t celebrate all of the crazy holidays, but I like
this one because it reminds me of the movie Groundhog Day. It’s one of
those movies that I can watch over and over and still laugh at the silly,
insane theme. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it for two
reasons: First, laughter is good for the soul, and it’s guaranteed to
make you laugh. Second, and more important, it has a very
thought-provoking message. The movie depicts a man living one day over
and over again until he “gets it right.”
Groundhog
Day stars Bill Murray as a crabby weatherman who’s tired of his job,
tired of his life and especially tired of covering the annual Groundhog
Day celebration in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. That’s when fate
intervenes.
The
coolest thing about the movie is thinking about what you would do if you
could live one day over and over. What great skills could you master? How
could you improve? What life lessons would you learn? Definitely
something to think about.
Have an
amazing week!
Something
to Think About
Lessons
exist in everything we do and in everyone we meet. We just need to slow
down long enough to notice. Think of your career or personal life. Have
you learned something “the hard way”? Did you take that lesson and apply
what you learned the next time that scenario appeared in your life?
That’s the lesson in Groundhog Day. Pay attention, and you’ll find the
clues to “getting it right” are right there in front of you every day!
Weekly
Challenge
Watch the
movie Groundhog Day, and have a discussion afterward. Ask these
questions: Why was Groundhog Day the day that Bill Murray had to keep
repeating? How did his life improve through this experience? How were his
communication skills different at the end of the movie compared to the
beginning? If you could live one day over and over, what skill would you
master? My favorite part is when his granddaughter kisses him. One of the
things on his bucket list was accomplished in a way he never imagined.
What was it?
Words
of Wisdom
“Your big
opportunity may be right where you are now.” – Napoleon Hill
“Whatever
we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion
will one day become a reality.” – Earl Nightingale
“I tell a
student that the most important class you can take is technique. A great
chef is first a great technician. If you are a jeweler, or a surgeon or a
cook, you have to know the trade in your hand. You have to learn the
process. You learn it through endless repetition until it belongs to
you.” – Jacques Pepin
“Repetition
of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which,
repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex.” – Norman
Vincent Peale
“You
affect your subconscious mind by verbal repetition.” – Clement Stone
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