Timing, by Dr. Ogi Ressel
November 30 2009, 12:00 am
Warm hellos to everyone!
I hope all my American friends have had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are ready to
rock ‘n roll on Monday!
Ok.......let's get right into it! Let's chat about Timing.
This Timing issue seems to be a wonderful excuse many of us use to pacify out minds
and our hearts whenever we are confronted by some "opportunity" that makes us feel like
we are stepping out of our comfort zone - even a little!
Here is what I hear many doctors say: "Dr. Ogi, the timing is just not right! Maybe next year.
I'll be ready then." All right.
What does that mean?
Unfortunately, for many it means that they are stuck in a rut - and in the majority of cases,
next year will not bring about some wonderful turn-around. No. Next year will just bring about
more of the same!
You see....timing is an excuse for most. It is an excuse difficult for someone to counter
because they are not in your shoes.
Many doctors are caught in the grips of Inertia. They do what they do by rote - like an
automaton. This is especially true of those who have been in practice for a number of years
and hardly qualify their practice as a success - they've lost the ability to dream. But they
blame their circumstance on timing.
Listen, we all possess very highly evolved instincts to help us navigate time and these timing
issues. If you tune into these signals and are aligned with your Innate, everything seems to
be smooth and on schedule. But if you tune out, it appears that you maybe at the mercy of
luck - good or bad (mostly bad). Jonah Lehner, in his book, "How We Decide", feels that our
rational side of the brain is like a computer that was rushed to market before the final
tweaking made it truly awesome..... And it is still amazing.
But compared to the areas of the brain associated with emotions, it is Neanderthal.
Let me show you: A baseball batter does not have the luxury of thinking about the trajectory
of a pitched ball. He does not think of the wind speed, air resistance, gravity, heat and
humidity, the density of the air, ball spin, how he is digesting the steak he had for lunch,
and a million other bits of data!
No!
His swing is based on very subtle clues from the pitcher. This information is relayed as a
feeling, NOT as a thought. Lehner says that "Every feeling is really a summary of data, a
visceral response to all the information that can't be accessed directly!" The nonverbal area of
your brain is continually registering incredibly subtle predictive clues. It communicates with
your consciousness through emotions and hunches - often making you feel uneasy when
you procrastinate or when you make some decision - or lack of!
It can speed you up with excitement or anxiety or slow you down with fatigue, boredom,
and confusion.
Ok....what does all this mean?
It means that many doctors miss incredible opportunities. And I've said this before
- Opportunities are like butterflies. They often light just at the end your nose and instead
of seizing your moment, you shoo it away like some bothersome fly! And you say: "Dr. Ogi.
The timing is just not right!"
Listen.....Hedging your whole life away is not a life lived.
I have found that I often make decisions based on how I feel about something. And in the
vast majority of cases it turns out exactly how I foresaw it. Sometimes not - it is not perfect
and I do not walk on water!
But in the vast majority of time, it all works out and I am thrilled that I went with my gut!
Listen....there is no right time to have that baby. There is not right time to hire that CA.
There is no right time to buy that new home. There is no right time to propose to the girl
you adore. There is no right time to learn. There is no right time to get into that venture or
take up that hobby. There is no right time.
......And there is no right time to enroll in my Program (I just had to say that).
NO.
If your instincts tell you that this is a good thing and you feel good about it, then you just do it!
Period!
And never look back and second-guess yourself!
People who bewail their bad timing often ignore, and even reject facts, premonitions, and subtle
clues, that could help better plan their actions! Many often mistake "Bad Timing" for Fear!
Listen up.... Your timing maybe perfect but you may be scared shitless!
I totally get that.
You need to be able to discern the difference between the two - they are worlds apart!
And your fear may stop you cold. You need to recognize it.
Now, get out there and do what your Innate and that little voice inside you are urging you to do.
My warmest wishes,
Dr. Ogi Ressel
