Day 3.5 — Testing the Myth of the Co-working Space

This week I decided to check out a different co-working space everyday.

Yet I remained super-confused?

I would have expected co-working spaces to be way more social than I found.

The reality was far different.

Was this myth of super-social working space all hype?

After reflection, I began to recognize the real problem…

MYSELF.

The problem wasn’t the space.

The problem was actually me.

My mentors had taught me; “Life is what you make it.Outer world is determined by inner world.”

Now was the time for me to actually LIVE BY THIS!

I suddenly remembered a parable that my favorite internet mentor ‘Jim Rohn’ had shared with me at the beginning of my crazy journey…

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Steve and Mark were good friends. Steve had just arrived back from vacation.

Steve said, “Mark. You wouldn’t believe it!”

I just had the worst vacation.

All the people I met in that place were unfriendly, selfish and unkind.

I just couldn’t wait to return home!”

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His friend Mark replied; “That’s an awful shame.

Well…you still do have a few days left before you are due back at work Steve.

I actually visited this great place you might like last weekend.

You would absolutely love the people. You wouldn’t believe how friendly, kind and generous they are.

Maybe you could do a quick trip there?”

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Steve replied, “ That sounds amazing! I MUST visit this fantastic place you speak of. Where is it?”

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Mark was talking about the place Steve had just returned from!

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The moral is…

“You find the attitude you project in the world.”

If you want SOCIAL. Be SOCIAL!

“One must first give that what they wish to receive.”

I have learnt that life is too short to make excuses.

Life is “Put up, or shut up.”

If I want to change the conditions of my environment, it is therefore up to me to change my attitude and approach to it.

If I want social, I need to be more social!

It is that simple.

Officially my goal from today is to make an effort meet at least 3 cool new people a day and learn something from each of them.

See you Friday…