If you’ve seen the movie “Finding Nemo” you’ll have heard this line. And personally, I absolutely love it. In fact, if you are a follower of mine on social media you will have heard me use this line maybe once or twice (probably more lol). It’s the notion of getting up and keeping on, keeping on. No matter what life throws at you. And I really wanted to go deeper into this idea because I strongly believe in the philosophy of it’s never what happens that’s important, it’s always how you respond.
Let’s take an example. Recently, I entered a fairly major international tennis tournament that I have spent the better part of the last 6 months preparing for. Diet, exercise, training, mental preparation. And I have to be honest – at my age it does take a bit longer, especially after having a baby. Two weeks’ out from the event, I was hospitalized with suspected Pneumonia (thank God it wasn’t). So my attitude could have gone one of two ways really – firstly I could have had a temper tantrum like my 18 month old does when he can’t have what he wants when he wants it – or I could have just accepted the fact that maybe my body was worn out and needed a rest (sometimes we really do need to listen to our bodies). So I choose the latter. What does it serve me, my biochemistry and those around me to have a temper tantrum? Yes, it was enormously disappointing and those around me were equally disappointed, however life just happens sometimes doesn’t it? I took the time the actually sit down and plan out the next 12 months – what an absolute blessing that was! I am so grateful now for the time my body literally put me in bed for nearly 3 weeks as I was able to quieten my mind and look at what is really important and gained an elevated sense of clarity in all facets of my life. It was time that I just would not have otherwise had. What I’ve done now is just pick up where I left off and aim for the next event.
When you look at the movie “Finding Nemo”, did Dory care so much about what was happening around her? Well, yes and no. Yes she was a caring soul, but she never remembered long enough. So she just keep swimming. Living her life in the moment. And that’s the key point here.
In life, all we can do is to make choices in the moment. The past is gone and most of what we think and feel about the past is not always factual. We make up stories to portray events as worse than what they really were. And in most cases, they just don’t matter anymore anyway. The only power they hold over us is the power we are willing to give it. The future is not set. We can only control what happens now.
From here on in, I encourage you to take the attitude of “just keep swimming”. Just keep going. Just get up every time you fall. Never quit. Go with the flow of life but don’t allow yourself to be a victim of it. Just keep working towards your goals. That is how success is created. In any industry or vocation. It’s your choice. What do you choose today?
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