Rule #3
Make connections
As a writer-mama and an introvert, I've been slowly sticking my head out of my shell.
The playground, my four-year-old's preschool, our church, the family readiness group for my husband's ship, my neighborhood, and the blogosphere have all been the fields in which I step out and connect with others.
Despite my reservations about Internet and social media, I am grateful for the way they have facilitated the connections I've made with mothers around the globe. Not only am I connecting with others over topics of motherhood and writing, but I am learning about cultures and traditions.
Steve Jobs took this one step further and saw the beauty of diversifying one's experiences and knowledge and making connections among the ideas gathered from both.
What are you doing to diversify your life experiences and knowledge?
My time is limited as a mother.
I don't have the free time to take oil painting classes or volunteer for Habitat for Humanity or live in a tiny hut all alone in the middle of the rainforest. These things I once did, and am grateful I did them when I had the free time.
But I still want to experience more, to learn more, to make more connections.
So I take what I can get in small steps...
I study a new genre in literature, I try a foreign recipe, I read a blog in a different field, I try to learn a new dance, and I give my children a new opportunity, a new experience and I re-experience it all over again in their eyes.
And I'm not done yet.
When the time comes for the limitations of my time to be lifted, even in just a small amount, I will seek the experiences and knowledge I crave, so I can continue making enriching connections during this lifetime.
4 comments:
I have been delighted by how much I learn from those who read my blog. When I started I knew there were things I wanted to express, but the ability to connect with the reading community has been an exciting surprise.
I'm really enjoying your Steve Jobs series! Thanks for doing it.
As a writer, mommy, and introvert too, I can definitely relate to this! I have only just recently started a blog because of my own reservations about privacy, but I am starting to see how important it is to make connections. There is so much I want to accomplish, and networking helps a ton!
I'm enjoying this series, thanks.
I can relate to being an introvert but I try to come out of my shell and make connections for the sake of my children, mainly, and that has helped me tremendously. I have my kids to thank for making me want to be a better person.
I can relate to being an introvert but I try to come out of my shell and make connections for the sake of my children, mainly, and that has helped me tremendously. I have my kids to thank for making me want to be a better person.
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