CJ and I have written about creating space in your life in order to make way for new and better things to come along. My new way of putting a similar thought is to “give-up average”.
Jim Zarvos, of the internationally famed Breaking Through coaching program, mentions that we must go through 5 distinct stages to create the reality that we desire. Those 5 stages are:
1. Create a compelling vision for the future
2. Have an irrefutable belief about your ability to achieve your vision
3. Accept the price you must pay for achieving your vision
4. Act to achieve your vision
5. Adjust your direction as necessary
While I listened to Jim go over this list on two separate occasions last week, #3 hit me the hardest. The price that many of us have to pay when going after a larger goal, is giving up the comfort of what we have already accomplished. Giving-up average.
I feel scared and in danger when I act on the reality that the past is not our future, and recognize that they are two distinctly separate events. The old saying goes that, ‘you can’t cross the bridge unless you leave the shore.’
My challenge for you today is that you “give-up average”. Give up the results that you have become accustomed to so you can really stretch for something greater. Break down and throw away your old ways of doing things so you can achieve more with a new sense of excellence.
You will feel uneasy at first, but once you step out in faith, the strong belief that you have in your vision for something greater will carry you to another level of success!
Jamar Cobb-Dennard is the Vice-President of Business Development for Reachmore, which provides leadership coaching for small business and executives. Email Jamar at jamar@goreachmore.com for the latest on Reachmore’s newest seminar, Launch.
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