It is more important to reach our potential than it is to reach our goals. – Max de Pree
What could be more important than goals?
Becoming who we are truly capable of being.
I remember being asked what my greatest fear was once and all I could come up with is not living up to my (as defined by me) potential.
What’s more important to you?
Goals or Your Potential?
Do you know what either are?
Are you frustrated by something? (Love it. It will transform.) Wish your spouse or partner was different/better/nicer? (Love them. They will “change” before your eyes.) Hate your job or business? (Love it. It will become something all together different.) . . . [insert your version of the above] Can’t do it? Can’t love “it” or…
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I was recently asked “What does coaching have to say about dealing with emotional responses when trying to transition away from old habits?” Below (while I realize now it doesn’t really answer the question fully/directly) is what I wrote in response. Whether or not it’s a complete or elegant answer to the original question, I…
You don’t have to be great to start. But you have to start to be great. – Zig Ziglar Zig’s down-home (often ‘aww-shucks’) words are f’ing genius. So often he can say in a sentence (and not a long one at that) what others take paragraphs or pages to say. His words above are your…
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