The longer I coach the more I find that people are often looking for permission to start working on their dreams and goals. Of course, that is assuming that they even remember what their dreams were! My entire life my passion, my dreams, and my calling have all been right in front of my face and I consciously was aware of them much of the time but I am human and I get caught up in the turbulence and excitement of life and many times lose sight of what it is I wanted to do, felt lead to do, or even NEED to do! In my last post I asked you what your "WHY" in life was. Why do you do what you do, why do you want to do it and what will you get from doing it? I hear it all the time "I don't know what to do next?" Here is a secret... if you're too close to the tree, back up a bit and look again! A 10,000 foot view is much better than a 1 inch view much of the time. I want to encourage you with this... you can do what ever you set your mind to. You likely have more than enough ability, smarts and will power to start working on your dreams and goals even right now. So what is stopping you? Oh yeah! I want to give you permission to start dreaming again. People laugh when I say that. Dreams are for children. NO! Dreaming starts with a child and think about it... a child's mind knows few limits. What is stopping you from reaching your full potential? Probably the gray matter between your ears. The Bible talks about Child-like faith and that is what I am talking about too. I'm not talking about being irresponsible or stupid. I am simply inviting you to look past your own doubt and see if you can look at life through the eyes of a child - where every day is new - the possibilities are endless and you have the belief you can be ANYTHING you want to be when you grow up!
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Permission
The longer I coach the more I find that people are often looking for permission to start working on their dreams and goals. Of course, that is assuming that they even remember what their dreams were! My entire life my passion, my dreams, and my calling have all been right in front of my face and I consciously was aware of them much of the time but I am human and I get caught up in the turbulence and excitement of life and many times lose sight of what it is I wanted to do, felt lead to do, or even NEED to do! In my last post I asked you what your "WHY" in life was. Why do you do what you do, why do you want to do it and what will you get from doing it? I hear it all the time "I don't know what to do next?" Here is a secret... if you're too close to the tree, back up a bit and look again! A 10,000 foot view is much better than a 1 inch view much of the time. I want to encourage you with this... you can do what ever you set your mind to. You likely have more than enough ability, smarts and will power to start working on your dreams and goals even right now. So what is stopping you? Oh yeah! I want to give you permission to start dreaming again. People laugh when I say that. Dreams are for children. NO! Dreaming starts with a child and think about it... a child's mind knows few limits. What is stopping you from reaching your full potential? Probably the gray matter between your ears. The Bible talks about Child-like faith and that is what I am talking about too. I'm not talking about being irresponsible or stupid. I am simply inviting you to look past your own doubt and see if you can look at life through the eyes of a child - where every day is new - the possibilities are endless and you have the belief you can be ANYTHING you want to be when you grow up!
