Thought-bites to get
you through the day
Re-watching the ridicu-licious comedy Bowfinger yielded an unexpected life tool—the happy premises. In one scene, a paranoid Kit, played by Eddie
Murphy, tries to mellow from a panic. He is led through his personal happy
premises:
“Happy Premise #
1: There are no aliens.
Happy Premise #2:
There is no giant foot trying to squash me.
Happy Premise #3:
Even though I feel like I might ignite, I probably won’t.”
Why does this
silly set of rules seem slightly relevant?
Because these are the basic principles for
getting through any business day.
“Happy Premise #1: There are no aliens.”
Happy Premise
Re-Mix: There are no strangers.
In the movie Kit
is worried about visitors from another planet attacking him. You may or may not
have this particular concern today.
You will have
visitors, clients, business associates, and rogue commuters that seem as if they are from another planet.
They aren’t.
There is some
thread of commonality in every interaction. Find it, and you are dealing with a
friend instead of a stranger.
“Happy Premise #2: There is no giant foot
trying to squash me.”
Happy Premise
Re-Mix: They are not out to get you.
Most people are
not out to get you because they don’t have time.
The few who are
out to get you won’t win.
The rest of the
people are just wondering why you have your weapons out all the time.
“Happy Premise #3: Even though I feel like
I might ignite, I probably won’t.”
Happy Premise
Re-Mix: Even though I feel like I might ignite, I probably won’t.
We will make it
through this day without exploding. Probably.
So we might as
well get out there and make the best of it.
“We cannot escape fear. We can only transform it into a companion that
accompanies us on all our exciting adventures… Take a risk a day—one small or
bold stroke that will make you feel great once you have done it.” -Susan Jeffers
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