Finding True Meaning in your Life

Check out this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfeXxkbgCVE

When I first saw this video, I was taken by how service oriented it was. I mean, come on, it is called Get Service. But then I got to thinking that sometimes I am that guy in the car. Sometimes I am the guy serving coffee, or the girl sitting on the bistro sofa. On any given day - I could be anyone of those people on the video. And so could you.

Last week, in a coaching session I was talking to a client about finding meaning in life (of course they know who they are - I asked for permission to use my quote with ya'll). My statement to this client was "in our quest to find the true meaning in EVERYTHING we do, we forget to find any meaning in ANYTHING that we do." That really hit home with my client - and with me. I actually wrote down the quote and reflected on it over the last few days.

Then, I get to work today and Coach Steve sends over this video and the dots just seemed to get connected. Let me tell you what I mean.

Sometimes we're so busy being meaningful that the ones in our life get left behind. Our "quest" as I state above shouldn't be about doing everything right, with the highest impact, each and every time we do something. It should be about finding the meaning in what we do and for those we are doing it with/for.

The video reflects that pretty well. How many people are hurt, in mourning, or just need a break - but we are too busy with our own lives to see it? How many people do we push aside in order to achieve excellence in a completely meaningless task? Maybe it is time for each of us to "own" a special pair of glasses that force us to see the truth in those around us. I wish I could figure out where to get a pair myself.