Just a pool, disguised as a pond, with a trampoline instead of a diving board.
I wrote a paper about these kinds of pools several years ago for a class when they were just prototypes. These pools have a natural filtration system that run based on the plants that are in the pool that give the water nutrients that allow it to not only be crystal clear, but you are also able to drink the water because it becomes so clean. And the best part is that once the initial filtration system is installed and calibrated, it maintains itself and eliminates the need for chlorine or constant maintenance like salt water pools.
Biologists from the American Museum of Natural History have been traveling to the Solomon Islands for nearly a century, beckoned by the astonishing diversity of flora and fauna, from beautiful mollusks to reptiles and majestic bird species found nowhere else.
The biggest sign that we’re acting like a Deflated Doer is when we stop caring as much about doing our best. It feels pretty rotten. What used to inspire us can’t compete with an overwhelming sense of futility. We’re unmotivated. Just going through the motions.
But for every stuck moment, there is a way to move forward — guaranteed. For Deflated Doers, it’s about seeing the situation in a new way. What way? you ask. That depends, we answer.
There are four kinds of Deflated Doers (take our mini-quiz to discover your tendency).
• Discouraged Doers are puzzled that their driving enthusiasm has landed them on the sideline instead of the finish line. They need to take stock of the reality of the situation.
• Detached Doers have distanced themselves from others, and that outsider feeling leaves them less inclined to give their all. They need to figure out a more engaging role for themselves.
• Defensive Doers are self-protective to the degree where very little of the good stuff penetrates their shields of safety. They need to open their eyes and minds to positive possibilities.
• Deluged Doers are overcome with so much responsibility that they‘d like to wash their hands of it all. They need to focus on the moment rather than anticipate the future.
We’ve put together a Motivation Boosters Worksheet that offers a perspective-shifting exercise for each type. But you don’t have to swim just in your own lane. Try any of the activities that sound like they’ll give you a spark.
