Five Angles

Most days we treat our problems like bad selfies. One angle, harsh lighting, decide we are hideous.

1. From thirty thousand feet, the situation is a constellation. Little blinking points of data trying to spell your name.

2. Up close, it is crumbs on the counter and that one unsent email fermenting in your drafts folder.

3. From another person’s eyes, you are not the hero. You are the plot twist. The interruption. The dependable comic relief.

4. From a leader’s perch, it is simply: choose. What to ignore, what to water, what to let die.

5. From a minimalist’s heart, you keep stripping pieces away until only the real issue refuses to leave the room.

Same life. Same mess.

The point isn’t to be right. The point is to explore. The more perspective, the better.

Stay Positive & Better Is The Point

Garth Beyer is a Certified Cicerone®, Product Marketer, owner of Garth's Brew Bar and a Madison-based freelance writer.