Not Most Folks!

You can worry about most people all day but I can
promise you they are not worried about you.  Almost all growth that’s
available to you exists when you aren’t most people and when
you work hard to appeal to folks that are not most people.
Seth Godin

Have you ever had something that you wanted to do and you were very excited about it? Then you told people about it and you received pained looks, panicked expressions, head shakes, oh no, and questions such as, “Why would you want to do that?” And your excitement went flat, your balloon was flattened, the wind beneath your wings disappeared?

I was born loving horses. I wanted to ride, train, and breed horses, and it was not a career choice my parents were thrilled about me pursing… a vet, a doctor, an attorney, a business owner… yes, but a horse trainer. Well it wasn’t something they thought I could do and support myself.

Can anyone relate? I am sure some of you can.

What I didn’t know then is that growth occurs when we don’t listen to most people. Growth occurs when we go deep inside, take a step, find our path, and live true to it. Growth stops when we fail to trust our own journey, and listen to the well-meaning but un-supportive and often bad advice of others.

Find people that support that path. Find people that want to join the journey, and serve them.

Who supports your path? Do you? Who else?

Need support? Can’t find your path? Let’s talk.

And remember don’t be most people!

What You Do?

Success demands singleness of purpose. You need to be doing fewer things for more effect instead of doing more things with side effects. It is those who concentrate on but one thing at a time who advance in this world…When people look back on their lives, it is the things they have not done that generate the greatest regret…People’s actions may be troublesome initially; it is their inactions that plague them most with long-term feelings of regret. Make sure every day you do what matters most. When you know what matters most, everything makes sense. When you don’t know what matters most, anything makes sense.
Gary Keller

If 2016 were your last year left on this earth, and you could only do one thing in the year that remained using only your current resources, “What one thing would you do? When would you do it? With whom would you do it?“

Now write it down in this format, “I am visiting Disneyland with my children, August 1-10th, 2016.”  Fill in the blanks…I am __________________ with ________________ on/by (date) _____________________________________.

Create a To Do List to make this event happen. Determine the first step, and take it, then the next, and the next…before long we will see you at Disney, or where ever your vision takes you!

What will you do in 2016?

Are Commitment and Persistence Synonyms?

What we commit to we accomplish if we persist. Are your commitments continually challenged? If so recommit to your goals. Refocus on them. Remind yourself of your desired outcome. Keep visual reminders close by. Reward yourself for progress. Overcome obstacles with strategies. Maintain actions that support your goal. Persist, Persist, Persist!