October 08 – Are you outside your comfort zone? Is your head spinning from all that is transpiring around you, causing uncertainty on what to focus on next? Are you saying to yourself "be careful what you wish for" as you manage what has resulted from your hard work and efforts? Have you pushed yourself beyond your comfort zone and now you are questioning that you may have gone too far?
Reaching goals naturally means reaching and going beyond where you have been before. If you don't feel a little uncomfortable, then the goal wasn't stretched enough. If it doesn't feel a little chaotic, then you are playing it too safe. To realize even better, you need to be even braver. There is nothing to fear. To have conviction is to have courage.
Take an MM&I Moment to awaken to the opportunities that exist within this space of discomfort. Breathe deep. Take a step back to observe. Calmly assess what has resulted and is resulting from your efforts. List the opportunities. List your strengths that have carried you to this point. List what seems like chaos when it could actually be momentum you hadn't realized before. What do you need to get a handle on amidst this momentum that has been created? What was unexpected and how can you embrace it for additional insight and perspective? Which opportunities will continue to build upon your momentum? Which of your strengths can help you curtail the chaos? You have already proven you have the strength to prevail. Use it to your advantage with focus, conviction, and passion.
Wide Awake Quote of the Week
“Anything you build on a large scale or with intense passion invites chaos.” – Francis Ford Coppola
Yours in dreaming wide awake,
