Today is August 27 and the Navigate the Chaos question to consider is “How often do you remind yourself that you do not have to mean everything to everyone?”
A common theme among those who successfully navigate the chaos is the belief that they are not responsible for the world. Irish writer and poet Oscar Wilde wrote “My wish isn’t to mean everything to everyone but something to someone.”
In a famous letter Sol LeWitt wrote to his fellow artist Eva Hesse he echoed similar sentiment when he told her “you are not responsible for the world….you are only responsible for your work.”
Individuals who navigate the chaos like Wilde and LeWitt understand that they do not have to mean everything to everyone.
Another way of viewing this concept is the belief that you have to make everyone happy. While there is no secret to success, it has often been said that one sure way to fail is to try to make everyone happy.
How often do you remind yourself that you do not have to mean everything to everyone?”