Live Serendipitously

“Anyone who doesn’t believe in miracles, isn’t a realist,” said David Ben-Gurion, 
                                   the first Prime Minister of Israel.

A friend of mine just e-mailed me when she heard I have created a new holiday – Serendipity Day – and am in the process of getting it declared a national holiday.

“How do you do these things?” she wrote.  “You are phenomenal … I am struggling to get some PR for my new book and you are creating National holidays … wondrous … at this time in the world, all this is so needed.”

And it made me realize how needed all this really is … how needed a holiday celebrating serendipity is … how needed it is to remind me why I began writing about serendipity in the first place, and why I am committed to helping people bring more serendipity into their lives, every single day … how needed it is to remind every one of you that you have the ability to be phenomenal – and that you too can do anything you want … even create national holidays!

Serendipity Day is a day for you to begin to remember how phenomenal you are … how thrilling life can be!  It is a day that invites you to dare to be enthusiastic … to get excited about something … and then carry that over into every day of your life so you make your life extraordinary and serendipitous.  

My friend asked me how I do these things . . . it’s simple.  I get so excited that the energy, the passion, the momentum of my sheer, unadulterated enthusiasm propel me forward to just do it!  I don’t hesitate; I don’t wonder how; I don’t ask myself “what if.”  I just do it . . . and am fueled by the uninterrupted momentum of my enthusiasm.    

Nothing special . . . no extraordinary talent or secret.  I just think of something … get excited about it . . . decide to do it . . . and then just do it!  And you can too … if you will believe in miracles and just say yes, instead of how or what if.

Live Serendipitously . . . EnjOy . . . and Dare to Be Phenomenal!

Madeleine Kay
“The Serendipity Lady”
www.madeleinekay.com

Serendipity Day is every day … but the holiday is being celebrated for the first time this year on August 18^th.

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It’s not what you might think . . . at all!

 As I listen . . . really listen, perhaps for the first time . . . to the interviews with the Olympic athletes, I begin to understand what the Olympics are really about.  I begin to understand much about life and sports that I don’t think I fully “got” before.

 I always thought of competition as a pitting of one person against another – a negative activity that creates a divisiveness that I never cared much for or about.

 This year’s Olympics however, have made me realize that is not at all what competition is . . . at least not the true competitive spirit of the original Greeks and of these international games. 

 As I listen to the interviews, it becomes apparent to me that the real meaning of competition is not a contest against others at all . . . It’s not divisive.  Rather, it is a striving for excellence – to do and be your personal best.  So the real competition is with yourself . . . to always excel and to do your best.

Yes, I have heard that over and over before, just as I’m sure many of you have heard it repeatedly, but somehow, it never really sunk in before.  Perhaps I wasn’t ready for it to sink in. 

But now it has and the competitive spirit for me is now something admirable, desirable, and a sure and joyful path to success, which becomes the striving for excellence . . . the commitment to being your personal best.

When you are in a competition such as the Olympics, if you focus only on competing against others and winning, it becomes you against everyone else, and then you miss out on the richness of the games and the whole experience – the camaraderie and the opportunity to grow and expand.

If you realize that the root of the word competition has to do with competence – the act of becoming and helping others to be more proficient, excellent and competent than ever before . . . then you will understand why competition is so invigorating and healthy and why it builds such strong character.  It’s not the winning that builds one’s character . . .  it’s the spirit of true competition that does.

 Live Serendipitously . . . EnjOy . . . and Dare to Be Your Personal Best!

 Madeleine
“The Serendipity Lady”

 Visit me at www.madeleinekay.com

 To find out how you can become your personal best . . . go to www.serendipitouslyrich.com.

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