Breakthrough Your Comfort Zone to the Success Zone!
Breakthrough Your Comfort Zone to the Success Zone!
Written by Dag R. Stenberg | Published 2004-06-07 10:17:35
Picture this… A little child is crawling around a new surrounding when they notice, for the first time, a huge staircase. As this little child gazes up at the new apparatus, what thoughts do you think are going on in their mind? How do one-year-olds think about new things? How do they react to the unknown?
If you are around children, you know the response. They would say, “Wow, I’ve got to get to the top!”
Alternatively, do you think they would look up at the huge staircase and think, “Wow I’ve got to get to the top! But, wait a minute… I didn’t go to stair climbing school. Maybe I’m not ready. I’ll just wait until I have my degree in stair climbing, and then watch me go!”
On the other hand, would this little one look up at the huge staircase and think, “Wow, I’ve got to get to the top… But wait. I might get hurt. I may fail. I’ve heard it said 22% of one-year-olds fall on staircases. In fact, CNN just announced stair climbing as a code orange! It’s too risky.”
Or would this one-year-old think, “Wow, I’ve got to get to the top… But wait. What will my friends say? What if I succeed? They may think that I don’t fit in with the group back in the sandbox. They might think I’m one of those snobby, famous stair climbers. You know what they say… It’s lonely at the top. I better not. It’s just too risky.
NOT! A one-year-old wouldn’t say any of these things. A one-year-old is hungry for adventure! They have an inborn, risk-taking ability. It is their nature to risk! They see it. They want it. They take it.
Now, listen to this: Every one of you reading this article knows this child; because this little one is YOU! You were once one-year-old. You once had incredible risk-taking ability. You used to see it. Want it. Take it.
So, what happened? What happened to the natural risk-taking ability that you were born with?
Life happened. Circumstances occurred. Disappointments experienced. And you, like me, began to let fear creep in. Slowly and surely, fear began to grow until it was bigger than your dream, bigger than your faith.
Has life circumstances and disappointments silenced your risk-taking ability? Has fear crushed your hunger for adventure?
In my tape series, “Creating Success in Work and in Life!” I teach seven strategies to resurrect your in-born risk-taking ability. In this article, let’s review one of them.
1.) Cultivate Your Child-like thinking
Psychologists say 68% of people miss out on opportunity simply because they are not awake to it. Did you read that clearly? They are not awake. Most people are in a coma of routine, habit, and schedule. They almost have to be. We over stimulate our calendar with so many tasks and errands that it becomes necessary to be in a robotic state of “doing” to ensure everything on the to-do list will get accomplished.
And now, the harassed style of thinking and living has become a habit – a way of life. You can break through this negative behavior of living by making a conscious effort to become more childlike – not childish – but, childlike.
Find amazement with things again!
Did you know that NASA can not duplicate the flight pattern of a dragon fly? Did you know that a butterfly’s life span is two days – and that they are never babies? They go right from the cocoon to an adult butterfly? Did you know the more pollution in the air the more brilliant and bold the sunsets? Did you know that baby zebras recognize their mommies by the positioning of their stripes – and the stripe patterns are never duplicated!
Isn’t it amazing that alligators lay their eggs at different levels in the ground. And this action determines the gender of the newborn alligator? Isn’t it amazing that it is impossible to be mad and laugh at the same time? Isn’t it amazing that you can cause a grown man or woman with a tough exterior to melt like butter when you say, “I love you.” Isn’t it amazing that young children who just meet each other can play like they are lifelong friends within a few seconds?
These seemingly insignificant facts can cause you to wake up. Wake up and think differently. Wake up and notice the abundance of wisdom, love, and miracles that are found in life! Wake up to opportunity that is there for you – waiting for you to notice and respond.
Just imagine what your life would look like if you called on your natural risk-taking ability. Imagine what your business would look like if you cultivated your childlike thinking. Imagine what your relationships would look like if you were willing to really love!
Let this article be your wakeup call to the amazement of life. It just might cause you to be aware of the abundant opportunity waiting for you in your business and in life!
Make it a great and productive month.
Richest blessings,
LISA!
Written by Dag R. Stenberg | Published 2004-06-07 10:17:35
Picture this… A little child is crawling around a new surrounding when they notice, for the first time, a huge staircase. As this little child gazes up at the new apparatus, what thoughts do you think are going on in their mind? How do one-year-olds think about new things? How do they react to the unknown?
If you are around children, you know the response. They would say, “Wow, I’ve got to get to the top!”
Alternatively, do you think they would look up at the huge staircase and think, “Wow I’ve got to get to the top! But, wait a minute… I didn’t go to stair climbing school. Maybe I’m not ready. I’ll just wait until I have my degree in stair climbing, and then watch me go!”
On the other hand, would this little one look up at the huge staircase and think, “Wow, I’ve got to get to the top… But wait. I might get hurt. I may fail. I’ve heard it said 22% of one-year-olds fall on staircases. In fact, CNN just announced stair climbing as a code orange! It’s too risky.”
Or would this one-year-old think, “Wow, I’ve got to get to the top… But wait. What will my friends say? What if I succeed? They may think that I don’t fit in with the group back in the sandbox. They might think I’m one of those snobby, famous stair climbers. You know what they say… It’s lonely at the top. I better not. It’s just too risky.
NOT! A one-year-old wouldn’t say any of these things. A one-year-old is hungry for adventure! They have an inborn, risk-taking ability. It is their nature to risk! They see it. They want it. They take it.
Now, listen to this: Every one of you reading this article knows this child; because this little one is YOU! You were once one-year-old. You once had incredible risk-taking ability. You used to see it. Want it. Take it.
So, what happened? What happened to the natural risk-taking ability that you were born with?
Life happened. Circumstances occurred. Disappointments experienced. And you, like me, began to let fear creep in. Slowly and surely, fear began to grow until it was bigger than your dream, bigger than your faith.
Has life circumstances and disappointments silenced your risk-taking ability? Has fear crushed your hunger for adventure?
In my tape series, “Creating Success in Work and in Life!” I teach seven strategies to resurrect your in-born risk-taking ability. In this article, let’s review one of them.
1.) Cultivate Your Child-like thinking
Psychologists say 68% of people miss out on opportunity simply because they are not awake to it. Did you read that clearly? They are not awake. Most people are in a coma of routine, habit, and schedule. They almost have to be. We over stimulate our calendar with so many tasks and errands that it becomes necessary to be in a robotic state of “doing” to ensure everything on the to-do list will get accomplished.
And now, the harassed style of thinking and living has become a habit – a way of life. You can break through this negative behavior of living by making a conscious effort to become more childlike – not childish – but, childlike.
Find amazement with things again!
Did you know that NASA can not duplicate the flight pattern of a dragon fly? Did you know that a butterfly’s life span is two days – and that they are never babies? They go right from the cocoon to an adult butterfly? Did you know the more pollution in the air the more brilliant and bold the sunsets? Did you know that baby zebras recognize their mommies by the positioning of their stripes – and the stripe patterns are never duplicated!
Isn’t it amazing that alligators lay their eggs at different levels in the ground. And this action determines the gender of the newborn alligator? Isn’t it amazing that it is impossible to be mad and laugh at the same time? Isn’t it amazing that you can cause a grown man or woman with a tough exterior to melt like butter when you say, “I love you.” Isn’t it amazing that young children who just meet each other can play like they are lifelong friends within a few seconds?
These seemingly insignificant facts can cause you to wake up. Wake up and think differently. Wake up and notice the abundance of wisdom, love, and miracles that are found in life! Wake up to opportunity that is there for you – waiting for you to notice and respond.
Just imagine what your life would look like if you called on your natural risk-taking ability. Imagine what your business would look like if you cultivated your childlike thinking. Imagine what your relationships would look like if you were willing to really love!
Let this article be your wakeup call to the amazement of life. It just might cause you to be aware of the abundant opportunity waiting for you in your business and in life!
Make it a great and productive month.
Richest blessings,
LISA!
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