{"id":1921,"date":"2018-06-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xperience.consulting\/?p=1921"},"modified":"2020-03-18T00:50:01","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T00:50:01","slug":"the-business-of-living-51c09f85590e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xperience.consulting\/?p=1921","title":{"rendered":"The business of\u00a0living"},"content":{"rendered":"

The business of\u00a0living<\/h3>\n

I played tournament Paintball years ago and met many odd, unusual characters during that time. One of them, Theunis, a team-mate with a larger than life personality. I remember his dynamic confidence, benevolently engaging anyone who met his gaze. Random spectators, players, friends, family, anyone within earshot.<\/p>\n

I still hear the echo of his voice and what became our rhetorical team catchphrase, \u201cIs jy bang!?\u201d. The direct translation from Afrikaans, \u201cAre you afraid?\u201d<\/p>\n

The noise of the paintball fields long gone, the phrase remained chiselled into my subconscious. A ritual I followed by shamelessly answering \u201cNo\u201d, carrying me into many adventures since. Until the day I caught myself answering \u201cYes\u201d. A paralysing acknowledgement.<\/p>\n

\u201cFear is not the enemy. Paralysis is the enemy.\u201d, Seth Godin<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I forgot the original intention of that question. Theunis never did.<\/p>\n

A few years later, the phone rang, Theunis was involved in a severe motorcycle accident. It took his arm, nearly his life. A husband, father, he fought his way back from the brink. I can\u2019t imagine the fear he and his family had to face then, and on the long road of rehabilitation since.<\/p>\n

Responding with \u201cno\u201d is not the denial of fear, it is the acknowledgement of a call to adventure. Be in the business of living.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs jy bang!?\u201d<\/p>\n

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