“Why does the thrill of soaring have to begin with the fear of falling” – Mother Eagle
When I saw this quote I was truly taken aback; it reminded me of Marianne Williamson’s quote of “Our Greatest Fear”. In her rendition she says that our greatest fear is “…not the darkness, but our light…” I truly believe that many of us are very afraid of what we could accomplish if we let go and that fear encumbers us from our potential greatness. I see this so often when I do seminars around creativity – folks with a great idea, or potential great idea, will not participate or share because we “fear” failure, we fear the other person will laugh or find our idea stupid. Your ability to achieve is far greater than you give yourselves credit for; just think, you can accomplish ANYTHING, if you believe…it all begins with YOU! And letting go of that fear and embracing the inevitable that YOU WILL fail and that it’s ok, will spawn greatness in YOU and those around you.
When Thomas Edison was on his quest to invent the light bulb, he FAILED at over 1,700 attempts; when a reporter asked him how he felt about all of his failures, he responded, “…I have now figured out 1,700 ways NOT to make a light bulb…” – so you see, it’s ALL about your attitude.
As you begin the month and the upcoming year, remember this, write it down, instill this in every salesperson in your organization talk about it and see the benefits of letting go and jumping out of the comfort of your nest. Soar to greatness; I believe you can!
Until next week, continued success…Cliff
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