A Slow Process

The system is that there is no system. That doesn’t mean we don’t have process. Apple is a very disciplined company, and we have great processes. But that’s not what it’s about. Process makes you more efficient.
Steve Jobs

“Process makes you more efficient.” Maybe that is what is going on in my life. Maybe I am growing, stretching, hurting, and learning to see things through a new lens to become more efficient. But maybe not. Maybe life right now is all about the process to learn to enjoy the process. Over the last 6 months I have begin to learn that life is predominantly about perspective instead of reality. The way that you respond and see things determines the outcome of the process.

Honestly, Ive never been one for the process. I’m a results guy. I am all about the starting line and then the finish line. I start things and then quit because I become preoccupied with something else, in other words, I am a sprinter- fast out of the gates then I quit while the marathon runners cruise by me at a normal to slow speed and finish the race. 

I remember my first triathlon. It was different than training. It was real. The pain was sharper and the finish line seemed much longer away. It was about the finish line that day. The process was hard. It hurt. But when I crossed that line and had friends cheering my name and people clapping and then got my big ole Dr. Pepper, the work was worth it. Did I win? Nope. Second? Nope. Twenty Fifth? Nope. But I finished. I did it. I completed the process. I didn’t quit. 

The funny thing with me is I am a sporadic planner. Let me explain, I enjoy long term goals and dreams but tend to be sporadic with my life. I love spur of the moment plans. I like getting in the car and making things up as we go. SO truth be told I am not much for the process. BUT right now life is about process. A slow process.