Living Bigger
From our Motiv8ing Ideas Archive
The essayist, poet and practical philosopher Henry David Thoreau said
'I know of no more encouraging fact than
the unquestionable ability of man to elevate
his life by conscious endeavour'.
Each of us has phenomenal potential within us to learn more, think more, do more, contribute more, personally grow and achieve more than we have allowed ourselves to do so far.
A lot of the time it's ourselves who put the limits on ourselves!
'I'm too old to...'
'I'm not experienced enough to...'
'When the kids start school I'll...'
'It'll be hard to...'
and so on....
These end up being blockages, barriers and limitations to the release of the untapped potential that we do have within us.
In order to capitalize on our potential, we need to constantly detect our self-imposed limits, challenge them, contradict them and take conscious action to prove the limits to be invalid.
Here are some areas worth considering for living in a BIGGER way:
career
skills and knowledge
value I add to the company I work for
time and attention I give to family and friends
active contribution I make to community/church
talents I use to help those less fortunate than me
discipline I apply in looking after my own health.
"Considering" these is OK, doing something bigger is what matters!
"If you think you can, you can,
and if you think you can't, you're right"
(Mary Kay Ash)
I'd be pleased to receive your e-mail with comments, suggestions, and/or experiences.
"The best way to make your dreams come true
is to wake up"
(Paul Valery)
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