Do you remember back in the days of ZEN commuter when I was trying to figure out the best way to help you become calm and purposeful?  You can't?  Well, it was 700 episodes ago. Let me give you a reminder.  I was thinking that productivity would be an awesome way to accomplish that goal.  It definitely helps.  You know though what ended up winning out, talking about ways to be calm and see the world in a more positive space.

Maybe, I am feeling a little nostalgic today since it is a centennial episode, but I thought I would harken back to the days of productivity and talk today about one of my more valuable productivity tips.

At first it may seem way retentive, but if you want a purposeful life, then you will want to check it out.

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Today I am not sure how I got to the podcast topic I did, but I sure am glad that it happened.  For the past week I have been thinking about why people say that they want one thing and do everything that is in opposition to that goal.

The only thing I can think of is that people are unaware of their values, the things that matter to them.  For instance, if you say you want this to be the year that you lose weight and you have taken no steps to change that or have even altered your eating in a negative direction, it's pretty clear that you are not going to lose weight, and back to my original premise, the idea of not losing weight was not truly important or it would have been nurtured.

I came across the seven deadly sins and wanted to talk about how avoiding them leads to a happier life.  Then I thought it was way too religious.  Then, as I was looking through my idea book I came upon a note, 5 words that make up my life.  I thought that if they could help me then possibly they could help you too.

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it is part of our genetics; not handed down from mother or father, but from time and humanness. We all yearn to belong, to fit in.  It was a necessity in the caveman days and even many years after, maybe even millennia.  Perhaps that is why it is so hard for many people to give up that belief; that to belong is an absolute necessity.  Obviously not everyone believes that, but the majority of people do.

Is it so wring to fit in?  Fit in? Yes.  Belong? Not at all.  There is a big distinction between belonging and fitting in.  One is forced and the other is natural.

Today I want to share a great article with you that I cam across that helps each of us understand that fitting in should not be the end goal.

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