Bullshit Shorts
aka - Bypass Link
An electrical bypass link is a device that redirects power around a piece of equipment to provide an alternate path for electrical current. This allows for continuous power supply during maintenance, testing, or equipment failure.
As a lift engineer/tester, and when installing lifts, we would fit links in the safety circuit to "trick" the controller to rotate the motor and move the lift so we can install all the equipment up the shaft. The manufacturer of the lift would send instructions on which shorts should be installed. I call these "shifty shorts", they're not the truth, but what you might call a white lie. We did this because we want to move the lift and use it as a platform to install the equipment in the shaft. At the end, when everything is complete and all devices have been fitted these shorting links are to be removed. When we come to run the lift on high speed and walk away, leaving it in service and automated, we need to prove these features are all working correctly, any shorting wire left in now becomes a "bullshit shorts" and the lift integrity is at risk if left in. The system would be untrue and for example the lift doors could be left open and the lift could move away and leave a hole for a small toddler to drop down or cut someone in half.
We have these links in our own life, if you've kids at Christmas and Easter every year we let our kids believe certain stories that are untrue, we lie to them but we believe this is acceptable. As they get older however these lies change from being "shifty shorts" to "bullshit shorts" and we remove them to install the truth into our child. We do this so they fit in, if we left them to talk untruth they may get bullied as they get older.
Working with clients who want to build a life or business "by design" we will need to identify the "bullshit shorts" that them or their team currently have in place. Just like a lift if we build a system that works correctly we would be able to step back and leave it to run fully compliant to the design. If required we can automate it with systems and people, and build it to run without you to leverage your time or allow you to focus on areas you love with more focus.
My job is helping clients to find these shorts they have installed, it's to elevate them to see what they currently can't see. When this happens and they see clearer they simply get to choose more powerfully. This is where we start to move our life in the right direction and begin to live more powerfully.
If you had to borrow my magic torch and shine it on your life, business, relationships, health and wealth area's…..what would YOU see. Would it all be running perfectly safe, secure, compliant and optimum, or would there be actions your skipping with a shorting link in. If I turned things off and stopped you living until you removed all the shorts and took the correct actions where would you start? Common areas to life are Health, Wealth and Happiness. Maybe you could score them and then ask what actions/non actions are you avoiding to improve the scores.
What happens with the links on a lift is if any item that's linked effects the safety it becomes a non conformity and the lift has to stay off until it's resolved.
Have you got any bullshit shorts in any area of your life that would be considered a non conformity?
Imagine your 100 year old self could be your "life engineer" and came to take a look at how your living, would they call a stop to certain activities? It could be working late instead of spending time with family, or cutting back on spending so you can enjoy a first or second holiday a year? What about exercise and happiness, what your 100 year old self want to stop play until you got your shit together and maybe cheered the fuck up?
What area's of your life, dreams and goals are being compromised by allowing bad habits to be made or good ones postponed or denied. Saving money, spending money, going to the gym, getting enough sleep, checking in on a loved ones. It maybe putting of writing that book, taking that weekend to walk in the woods that you dreamed of or getting the paints out and dusting of a canvas to start creating some art that you've had a secret desire to try.
A good coach should help enlighten your vision to simply see better, to help you build mind-set, habits, a a support network and to remove limiting beliefs to enable you live life powerfully.
If you think you may have some bullshit shorts hidden in your life and want a FREE no obligation space to see them, book a 1:1 session with the following link.
Quote
"However much you deny the truth, the truth goes on existing, as it were, behind your back".
George Orwell
Questions to help you think differently:
- What part of your "life by design" is no-compliant?
- If I removed all your bullshit shorts what action or in action would be the first thing in your day moving forward.
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