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Week 6 - More intensity
In the movie Lost in Translation there is a great scene that I call the "more intensity scene."
Bill Murray plays the role of an American actor who is in Japan making a video commercial for some Japanese whiskey. After a few tries at filming the video, the video director leans in and yells (in Japanese, of course) at Murray for what seems like an eternity. Then Murray asks the translator what was said, and the translation is: "More Intensity."
And so it is with making changes in our behavior as we work on the path of personal development.
Sometimes what we really need is to take some positive behavior and simply apply that same behavior with more intensity.
For example:
- If you're jogging a half mile each day, think about increasing that to 3/4 of a mile.
- If you are meditating 15 minutes a day, consider increasing that to 20 minutes.
- If you are calling five customers each day, raise that to six.
The point is to make a small yet noticeable increase in some positive activity. Just a little "more intensity."
For myself, I'm increasing my back exercises (essentially a series of stretching exercises) from two to five. This will not set the world on fire. It will, however, do some seriously good things for my back.
What about you?
- What fruitful activities are you doing now?
- Which one could use a small, yet significant increase?
- Can you take that activity and do it with "more intensity"?
Ross Runkel, Post Office Box 1031, Salem, Oregon
97308-1031.
Phone 503-399-8028. Fax 503-566-8844. email Ross@LawMemo.Com
