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UJocko ungumbhali wasendulo weNavy owakhonza eMpini ye-Iraq. Wafika ekhaya, wabhala izincwadi ezimbalwa, wenza ambalwa ama-TED Talks futhi manje usene-podcast.

UJocko usho okufanayo lapho ebhekene nenkinga, "kuhle." Usho yona. Ifilosofi yakhe ukuthi izinkinga zisinika amathuba ahlukile okufunda. Izinkinga ziveza ubuthakathaka obungalungiswa. Izinkinga zisinika amathuba wesibili nesikhathi sokuthuthukisa izinsiza.

Izinkinga zikaJocko zehlukile kunezami. Unezinkinga ze-Navy Seal. Nginezinkinga zedolobha laseDenver. Kepha umqondo uyafana; uma ukubuyela emuva kuziveza, sinikwa ithuba eliyingqayizivele lokuba ngcono. Impendulo yethu manje ingasho ukuthi ngeke siphinde sibhekane nalolu daba. Sizogonywa ekuqubukeni kwale nkinga ngokuzayo.

Le filosofi ixabana nezimpilo zethu namuhla. Akunandaba noma isimo sakho sinjani, izimpilo zimatasa. Bengixoxa ngaleli qiniso nomngane onezingane ezimbili ezincane. Wavuma, wathi "impilo yami ayisiyeki ukusuka lapho ngivuka kuze kube yi-10pm." Bonke abantu. Sonke sinempilo-chick egcwele izinto njalo ngemizuzu. Kukhona izinto eziningi kakhulu njalo. Nginezinto okufanele ngizenze. Nginekhalenda le-Google. Ngidinga ukuthola izinyathelo ze-10,000 namuhla.

Azikho izikhathi zokuboniswa. Ayikho indawo yokwehluleka. Umqondo wokubuyela emuva uyethusa ngoba ziningi izinto okufanele zenziwe. Impilo iyibhokisi elikhulu lokuhlinzeka, futhi bonke abanye abalinde ukuthola okufakwayo ngaphambi kokuba baqale umsebenzi wabo. Anginaso isikhathi sezinkinga. Ibhizinisi alinaso isikhathi sezinkinga. Umqondo uwukuthi silungile okokuqala. Iketanga lami lokuphakela londla i-chain yakho yokuhambisa.

Kepha impilo ayinandaba nesikhathi sami. Ukwehluleka kanye nezithiyo akunakugwenywa. Impilo inamandla angaqondakaliyo okuqhubekela phambili, naphezu kwezithiyo zethu.

Lokhu kubalulekile ikakhulukazi mayelana nempilo yethu. "Ukunakekelwa kwempilo" akumele kuhlanganiswe "nokuphila kahle." Ukunakekelwa kwezempilo, yiningi lemisebenzi esiyisebenzisayo ngesikhathi esibi kakhulu.

Asifinyeleli ukunakekelwa kwezempilo lapho izinto zihamba kahle. Okuthile kufanele kuvaliwe. Isikeki sithi uma isifo sivele siziveza, sivame ukuba sesimweni esibi kakhulu. Kubuye kube yisimo sekwephuzile kulo mdlalo. Futhi-ke siqaphela ngokunensa umehluko phakathi “kokubuyela emuva” kanye “nokushintsha impilo.”

Ukuphila kahle kwangempela kungukuhamba kokuphila konke, okuhlukahlukene, ukunyakaza kwansuku zonke. Wellness kusivumela ukuba sihlole intuthuko yethu ngesikhathi sempilo. Ukuphila kahle kusivumela ukuthi sikhombise futhi sihlole ezinye izindlela. Umthetho obizwa nge-Affordable Care Act wenze ukunakekelwa kokuvimbela kutholakale ngezindleko eziphelele kumalungu. Sikwazi ukufinyelela ekuhlolweni, ekuhlolweni minyaka yonke, emsebenzini welebhu nezeluleko zomtholampilo. Lokhu okwenziwa, ngokubambelela kukaJocko, kusinika amathuba okuqhamuka nezixazululo kusenesikhathi. Kuhle. Manje senza izinguquko:

I-A1C yami iphakeme. Kuhle. Lokhu kubuyela emuva. Lokhu kuqinisekisa ukuthi ngidinga ukuguqula engikudlayo. Ngiyabonga ukuthi nginolwazi lwezempilo lokuqonda lolu phawu lomtholampilo. Ngibe nenhlanhla yokuthi ngikwazi ukwenza izinguquko zokuziphatha ngaphambi kokuba izinto ziba zimbi. Nginokuqwashisa manje. Kuhle. Lokhu kungasiza ukufukula impilo yami futhi kungilondoloze i-dialysis, engashintsha impilo. Ngingaba yinguqulo enhle kunazo zonke kumkami nezingane.

Ngine-labrum edwenguliwe ehlombe lami. Kuhle. Lokhu kubuyela emuva. Manje ngiyazi ukuthi kufanele ngiyigcine iqinile futhi iqaphe ngokwengeziwe. Ukuqapha okwengeziwe kuzoba nomphumela ongezansi wokulondolozwa komzimba wami wonke. Ngangihlinzwa futhi akusebenzi. Kuhle. Manje sengiyazi ukuthi ukululama kusesandleni sami. Akudingeki ukuthi ngichithe isikhathi esengeziwe namandla ngifuna ukunakekelwa okukhona. Nginenhlanhla enginayo nje ilebhu ebunjiwe. Ukulimala okungathi sína kungaba ukuguqula impilo. Nginenhlanhla yokuba nomshuwalense, izinsiza nokufinyelela kuzo.

Wellness unginike ithuba lesibili. Ukunakekelwa kwezempilo kungenzeka ukuthi kwakungathetheleli kangako.

Noma ngubani othintekayo ube nezingqinamba. Noma ngubani oye wazuza ubukhulu uyoba nezingqinamba ezengeziwe. UMichael Jordan wasuswa eqenjini lakhe le-basketball lesikole samabanga aphezulu. UWalt Disney waxoshwa emsebenzini opopayi ngoba “wayengacabangi.” UJK Rowling wayehlala ebuphofini.

Ukuba sengozini nokwamukela ukwehluleka kwethu njengamathuba kuyadingeka. Kufundisa ukuthobeka futhi kwenze ushintsho. Ngiyakwazi ukwehlisa i-A1C yami ngokushintsha kokudla nokuzivocavoca. Angikwazi ukwenza ushukela. Ngiyakwazi ukunakekela ihlombe lami ngokuligcina liqinile futhi ngiqaphe. Angikwazi ukwenza ukulimala komgogodla.

Impilo inesimangaliso sokumasha lapho. Kungumsebenzi wethu ukuzama ukugcina ijubane.

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