A Whole New Perspective
In spending an hour on the phone with Dr. Ben Mack last Thursday, I was overwhelmed with the new thoughts and new ways of looking at my business and career goals. It wasn’t a bad kind of overwhelmed, though. Instead, I felt a rush of enlightenment as he presented me with all these new tools for exploring success.
We discussed so much in our brief hour, but the thing that struck a chord with me more than the rest was Ben’s focus on the importance of visualization and oralization. He read right through me on this one.
Learning to Give Yourself Credit When Credit is Due
Sounds pretty easy, huh?
I’ll share my little seceret with you: for me, it’s been a lifelong struggle.
I don’t want to give the impression that I am down on myself, having absolutely no confidence. In fact, it’s very much the opposite of that. I do believe in myself and my work, and have always been confident in my abilities. The place I often run into trouble is letting the tiny details have too much power and influence over that confidence.
Confidence with a small mix of trepidation. Yeah, Ben hit the bullseye on that one. It almost becomes this taboo notion within myself….that crossing a certain line of total confidence makes me arrogant. Ben really opened my eyes and showed me that doesn’t have to be the case.
Ben Challenge to Me and My Challenge to You
“I’ll just have water.”
Just? What good does this work serve? Absolutely none.
It’s a word that I eliminate from my writing. If it slips in their during an expressively written first draft, I’ve edited it out by the second draft. Now it’s time to remove it from my life completely. I think you should do the same.
One step closer to where I want to be…
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