Buckminster Fuller talks about the importance of “precession” both in physics, but also in life.  Precession is a theory about what is going on around us: What is most important is often happening at right angles to the present direction of motion.  Like the angle effect on Earth’s axis in the diagram; we usually focus only on the Earth’s rotation. What this means in life is we have to pay attention, every now and then, to where the action isn’t.  Is something else interesting happening that I am missing? Is someone or something being left out?  Are we so busy focusing on ourselves, we miss critical “right angle” action? A lot is happening around us, and if we’re not careful, we may miss these important things.

In business and in life, being aware of what’s going on around us at present is critical.  This is where successful people and organizations create opportunity.  They are aware of the present and of their environment. 

Are we in the moment?  Are we prepared for opportunity? Are we aware of precession?

Thanks to Mindscape for this inspiration. http://www.mindscape.ca