In the 1974 song “Rock the Boat” by the group Hues Corporation, someone in the background is singing “Don’t rock the boat, baby” and “Don’t tip the boat over”. That voice in the background is like your inner critic telling you to be careful and not rock the boat. It’s too dangerous. Something bad might happen. If you rock the boat, you’ll tip it over and wind up in the water. It will be your fault. People will get upset. Who knows what the fallout will be. It’s too scary.
Well, I say: ROCK THAT BOAT THAT IS YOUR LIFE!!!
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” T.S. Eliot
The dictionary definition of “Rock the boat” is “to disturb a situation that is otherwise stable and satisfactory”. In the report card of your life will you be happy with a satisfactory? Or are you aiming for a life that is OUTSTANDING???
So, I will leave you with some questions:
- How could you rock your boat? And what would that mean to you?
- What are you afraid might happen if you rock your boat?
- When you’re 90 years old and sitting in your rocking chair will you regret not having rocked your boat? (Rocking your chair won’t be the same thing, I guarantee it…)
- Who wouldn’t like it if you rocked the boat?
- What do you think about people who rock the boat?
“Men are afraid to rock the boat in which they hope to drift safely through life’s currents, when, actually, the boat is stuck on a sandbar. They would be better off to rock the boat and try to shake it loose, or, better still, jump in the water and swim for the shore.” Thomas Szasz
Are you ready to rock your boat? I have received many requests to offer a group coaching program, so I have cleared some time on my schedule beginning this fall. Stay tuned for more details.
And now, for your listening pleasure and, for some of us, a trip down memory lane, is “Rock the Boat” by Hues Corporation: http://youtu.be/dndAXxqJbc0