THIS is incredible…. I need to listen to this everyday!
On June 24, 2010,
in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Motivation, Success,
by Hazen Christensen
Most people have a vision for where they want to go in life. We all have dreams and aspirations, right? However, there is something that can hold you back from them. It’s your level of comfort in your mind… COMFORT ZONE – it’s like a soft pillow you just can’t seem to leave behind because it’s all you know and you are so familiar with it….. Perhaps it’s how you always have done things. Your personal comfort zone will determine what you do and how far you will go in life. QUESTION?? How is that working out for you? Are you getting everything you want our of life?? Are you living a life of quiet desperation and simply staying where you were last year and the year before that? NOW — project your life 5 years into the future…. you still got that pillow and nothing much else?
If you truly want to get what you have always wanted – YOUR DREAMS, you have to do something you have never done. You have to step outside your comfort zone and try new strategies. Einstein once said the definition of insanity was doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. How can you have different results if you refuse to try new experiences? Without innovation, no progress is ever made. The greatest enemy to human potential is your comfort zone. You see —- your mind is like an umbrella – it’s really only good when it’s open!
If you don’t step outside your level of comfort, you’ll never get anything different out of life, you’ll simply stay the same. It requires change in behaviors, actions and your thoughts to achieve new results. If you look at the greatest accomplishments of our world, they all were risks. The great achievers and doers had to step outside that comfort zone and take that chance. Try something new today. Take that risk. Are you willing to step outside your zone to move toward your goals? Here is something else — take the 5 people you spend the most time with in your circle of friends - average their incomes and their lifestyles and that’s you!! Something to think about eh?
NO MORE EXCUSES – there is NO OVERNIGHT SUCCESS
On June 10, 2010,
in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Motivation, Success,
by Hazen Christensen
Heard an interesting fact about crabs the other day by my buddy Bryan. Apparently, its hard to catch a speedy crab but easy to keep track of them once you have them because of their instinct to “pull each other down.” Once you have at least two crabs, you just put them in a box. A crab by itself could easily just climb out, but if there is another crab there, he will reach up with his claw and pull the first crab back down before he can get over the edge. They don’t help each other in their frantic escape to regain their freedom. They do the complete opposite. It’s as if they can’t tolerate another crab escaping or rising above their level without them. So these crabs keep pulling each other down and none of them escape their captivity and get where they want to go.
Sadly this happens with people too. It seems that it is part of human nature to envy those who get ahead of us. Many people try to pull others down either through sabotage or verbal criticism. It’s unfortunate that this happens because it keeps weaker minds from pushing further. I believe that we should do the opposite of what crabs do. Instead of attempting to hold another back, why not lift them up? Give praise instead of criticism. We should support each other’s efforts. Personally, I enjoy seeing someone succeed, even if it’s faster than myself. It often encourages me to do better. There is a great quote I read the other day:
“Where you see valid achievements or virtue being attacked, it’s by someone viewing them as a mirror of their own inadequacy instead of an inspiring beacon for excellence.” — Vanna Bonta
Many people out there are like the crab. They attempt to hold others back because of their own mediocrity. Why should we look at others success as negative? Why pull another down for achieving something great? If someone is succeeding, that person has a chance to better the world in some way! We should look at their example as inspiration to better ourselves rather than an excuse to criticize for our own inadequacies.
Why not look into a way to help others instead? Lift each and everyone up?
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