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?
Our mindset is everything. How and what we think about everything matters. It’s not enough to say that mindset creates our lives (although it does), it’s more accurate to say that mindset is our lives. To help understand mindset I want to share an idea I had the other day. I want to share a progression…
“Wealth without work Pleasure without conscience Science without humanity Knowledge without character Politics without principle Commerce without morality Worship without sacrifice.” – Mahatma Gandhi
My actions are my only true belongings. – Thich Nhat Hanh Your legacy, what you truly leave behind, is what you’ve done. All your possessions are fleeting and can be lost in an instant — and will fade and decay anyway. What endures are the choices you made, the work you’ve done and lives you’ve touched….
“Huh? What the heck is he talking about?” Excellent question. Allow me to explain: Human beings do some interesting things, some great, some good, some not-so-much. One of the things that we do that falls in the not-so-much category is dissonance resolution. First (an attempt at), a definition; Dissonance Resolution: in relation to people, ideas…
To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing. – Aristotle But what if you want to be something? What then… ? You must dare, in ways small and large. As Brene’ Brown would say: be vulnerable. As Shedd would say: ships are safe in the harbor, but that’s not what ships are for. Be…
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. – Buddha This is an oldie, but a goodie. Take a minute to let this one sink in . . . . The next time you’re inclined to pick…