Beach Walk #11 - Success is a State of Mind

More on the sticky wicket of success. I was reading Tom Peter's blog today and a discussion on competition. I like competition when it inspires creativity and helps me enjoy the process of what I am doing. Mixing my energy with others in the same pursuit does seem to stimulate new neurons to fire. Since I am less interested in the product aka result (a sacrilege, I know), it only helps me to enjoy what I am doing, including the hard parts. I find too much emphasis on the results actually impairs them, and can ruin personal relationships too. In our outrigger paddling clubs, we refer to it as "paddletics" and the intra-team competition can be far meaner than the inter-team competition.

Then I read an article in Honolulu Magazine, saying that Hawaii have more people who live to be 100 (per capita) than any other state. It was partly attributed to a "happy go lucky" attitude. I loved that, as just yesterday Lexi reminded me that getting the ball does not have to be hard work. If I am tired, or whatever, I can wait and let the luck of the waves to wash it back in to shore. Here is Hawaii, we are happy and often say, "lucky to live Hawaii."

Music is Kaimoku: The Ukulele Experiment

Hawaiian words
pōmaikaʻi: good fortune, blessedness, lucky
kali: wait

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[usagurl14]

Haha you have a funny accent compared to those of us who have lived here for all of our lives (like me.) What part of the country are you originally from?

[beachwalks]

Depends when! Born North Carolina, moved a lot (PA, MI, IN, CA) and New Mexico was my last stop before Hawai'i. Want to join me on a beach walk sometime?

[alexcrofford]

wonderful

[chastain]

Nice video

[johnsmdm]

life is good..for her..here in the concrete jungle of NY, death and life are balanced on a thread..when I go out my front door, no ocean at all, just the reality of LIFE..

[kimonui]

"howdy"!?

wheah you from?