Many capable people are kept from getting to the next level of contribution because they can’t let go of the belief that everything is important.” -George McKeown, Essentialism We talk about focus being one of the most important components of success. That never really appealed to me, because focus sounded extraordinarily boring and if theres one thing about me its that I cannot mentally do boring. Ive walked away from more businesses than I can count simply because I figured out how they worked and I was ready for the next new thing. Each new idea and thread of genius became the most important shining light to follow. That is until I found a YES so powerful that it became easier and easier to say NO to the things that didnt serve that. See my business plan isnt about doing more things, its about the essence of why Im in business as a coach. Its one sentence that wakes me up - even when I feel like Im getting bored with the day to day business creation. Very simply, my purpose is To help ONE person have a life changing insight every day. If I did nothing else in the course of my business day, it would be this one thing. Who can I have a life changing moment with today? Who can I connect with in such a way? Notice I didnt say I have my WHY… I actually hate that question more than I hate being told to focus. Whats your WHY? because everything I ever came up with sounded, well, contrived and like everyone else - for my family, for me, because I want to make change. A why so powerful that nothing else matters just didnt do it for me. Because I dont really care about WHY! I just painted my office a beautiful dark blue… why? Because I freaking wanted to. I like the way it looks. I did it because it made me happy. I dont need to know why it makes me happy, just that it does. So I dont need to know why I want to help ONE person have a life changing insight every day. I just need to know that it rocks my socks off to do it… that its my YES! each day. Like YES I want to do that more than anything. When I focus on that thing - that YES feeling - then I can relax. I know what my most essential thing is for each day and each task. It becomes easy to say no to all the extras we put on our plates. It becomes easy to create money because when I focus on that yes thing, money comes. I can change the vehicle I drive to get there - I might create a new program or a new way of inspiring others but at the core it has to be in alignment with my core mission, which is to help ONE person have a life changing insight every day. If its outside of that, it just isnt as important and its easy to say no to it. So what is your YES? Whats the thing that if you focused on it and only it each day would light you up? What do you really want to be creating to the core of your being… one sentence that becomes a personal mantra, that makes all other words become extra characters in the pages of your lifes story?
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 19:27:24 +0000
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