Sunday, January 4, 2009

Transformational or Transactional

Thinking about life today and came to the conclusion that I tend to live life at a transactional level. Very task driven. In other words, life is made up of a large number of small, routine tasks that are performed and repeated on a daily basis. Another way of putting this is: going through the motions. 

None of the tasks, in and of themselves, are pointless, but in isolation from serving a purpose or a sense of passion, they are very transactional in nature.

Life is made up of a large number of small actions and you do not need to chase the 'large' action to have a sense of purpose. If there is a clear commitment to a transformational lifestyle, the many small actions that serve that lifestyle are driving lasting change.

Entering 2009, I am challenged about the need for more transformational behavior and thinking that will drive a commitment to lasting change. Our interaction with others folks can be transformational, as can the desire to see change within our own lives.

A transformational lifestyle harnesses the many transactional actions and channels them towards an end goal that leaves our lives, the lives of others and the world in a better place after the action. 

It is a lifestyle that believes all things are possible. A lifestyle that stays focused on the end result. A lifestyle where every action, large or small, serves a greater good.

If nothing else, some food for thought as we enter 2009.