Christmas time always seem to bring about much certainty for me. Each year, I can expect many of the same things to happen. It is the one time of the year that everyone seems to know what is going to happen and how it is all going to happen. To me, Christmas is full of certainty.
By definition, certainty is:
- perfect knowledge that has total security from error, or
- the mental state of being without doubt
Unlike daily life, Christmas provides us with certainty. We know that it is going to happen, and we know what to expect year after year. We are even at the point in which we know exactly when Starbucks will begin serving their delicious Holiday blend drinks; it is becoming that predictable. Certainty is something we all tend to cling to and Christmas is a time that is most certain. We look forward to Christmas and all that Christmas offers even if it is the same thing each year. We find comfort in knowing; knowing what we will do,what we will experience, and who we will be surrounded by.
What I want you to think about during this Christmas Holiday is this:
During this time of certainty, how do you feel? Really focus on your true feelings. Everything from how happy you are to how motivated you feel.
When you sit back and really reflect on Christmas, a time that is full of certainty, you will see how you can truly find comfort in the times of uncertainty. How the things around you, which are unpredictable, can help to shape and mold you into a better version of YOU. The important thing to recognize is the comfort you find in knowing. The scariest thing an entrepreneur can feel, is comfort.
When we feel comfortable, we stop learning and growing and pursuing. We allow ourselves to sit back and just float along. And this is what certainty brings you. It brings you to a place of comfort, a place of knowing. When you know what is ahead of you, you don’t work to make it past that. As an entrepreneur, you always want to feel that spark that ignites you and motivates you. Take the time this year to realize the feeling of comfort, and promise to never let yourself get comfortable on your entrepreneurial journey. Be inspired by the uncertainty of what lies ahead!
Christmas is a wonderful time of the year, and I am so thankful to spend this time with loved ones year after year. As predictable and certain as it is, I wouldn’t want it any other way. I wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas!
