Ever played Angry Birds? Dumb question right? Angry Birds is
the mostly widely downloaded game across all smart phones and tablets in the
world. Throughout the past few years
Angry Birds has proved to be a worthy alliance against the boredom caused by
doctor appointments, late clients, and long road trips. After awhile a big question emerged from my
countless hours in front of Angry Birds.
What if we approached life like we do this game? Here are the five life lessons I think everyone can
learn from Angry Birds.
1.
Get Crystal
Clear on What YOU Want. When
you start up a good game of Angry Birds what is the objective? To destroy the pigs right? You are crystal
clear on your goal. The same must be true with your life. You must get clear on
what your purpose is in this world. If destroying the pigs deems you a
winner in Angry Birds, how do you know you are winning in life? It is impossible to hit a target or pig you
can’t see. The first step is to figure out what
you are really passionate about. What gets you going? To discover
this you must be more concerned with designing a life than earning a living. It
helps to write the answers to questions like these. “I am most excited when….?
I feel successful when…. If I knew I
could not fail I would be doing….?” Answer these questions and have the discipline
to look/modify your answers every day until you find the one that gets your
blood pumping. Another strategy that helps some people is to write their own
eulogy. What do you want people to remember about your life? Seems a little dreary but it works. Lack of
clear direction usually means one thing....inner civil war. Get out of the trap
and get clear on what you want.
2.
Take
Action. What would happen if you opened up the app on your iPhone, clicked the level you wanted to play, and then just
stared at the screen? Nothing
right? In order for you to destroy the
pigs you have to let those birds fly.
You may not know the best way to do it but you just start. The reason most people don’t take action is
they are waiting for all the lights to be green to start. You don’t do that in Angry Birds. Don’t do
that in your life. There is no such
thing as a perfect start. Ever heard the
story about the pottery class? The
professor split the class in two parts.
The first half was supposed to create the perfect vase in 10 days.
Perfect in shape and construction. The second half was instructed to just whip
out as many vases as they possibly could in 10 days. Bad or good just as many as possible. Which one do you think created a better
vase? While the first half was paralyzed
in trying to be perfect. The second half
quickly figured out what worked what didn’t and made the best vase. It isn’t
about where you start its about where you finish. Just start! Do
something!
3.
Try
Until. Do you pass every level
in Angry Birds on your first attempt? I
know I don’t. So do you throw up your
hands scream it’s impossible and move onto an easier game? Odds are probably not. You try again, and again and again and
again. You keep trying every possibility
until you pass that level right? Same
thing in life. This formula is exactly
how Thomas
Edison invented the modern light bulb.
He was rumored to have 10,000 attempts before he finally got the result
he was after. When asked how he kept on
after so many failures he said “I simply ran out of things that wouldn’t work.”
Now you may say “it’s not that simple!”
It is that simple, it isn’t easy, but it is simple.
4.
Pay Attention
& Be Flexible. Pay attention to your results. Are you achieving
your goal? Are your birds flying confidently through the air and giving those
pigs hell? One of the reasons that we love Angry Birds is how itty bitty changes
can create massive results. If you
notice something is not working then change it.
If you keep doing the same things over and over you will probably get the
same results. In fact Albert
Einstein defined insanity as “doing the same things over and over and
expecting a different result.” In life
and Angry Birds you will make adjustments and be flexible in your approach until
you reach your desired goal.
5.
Possibility. We put a man on the moon for god’s
sakes. If you don’t believe anything is
possible then you must be hiding under a rock.
What I love about Angry Birds and the other products like it are the
possibility they represent. It is not
business as usual. You can literally
develop a product and have it in front of 60 million people across the world in
a matter of days. The playing fields
have been leveled. We are more connected
now than ever and our ideas are worth their weight in gold. There is nothing stopping you from developing
your passion and distributing it out to the world. As Napoleon
Hill wrote in his famouse book Think and Grow Rich “the only limitations of the mind
are the ones we acknowledge.”
My hope in writing this is that you see how simple
success in life really is. No matter
what endeavor you are attempting to tackle these steps work . They are a sure fire way to get you to your
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next week for another simple lesson in life.
Jordan Freed, Author-Creator of You Need Freed
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