Your Greatest Potential!

Invite Opportunity The familiar always appears to be safer, more comfortable, and more secure than the unknown, even if it isn’t working for us personally. Change, on the other hand, can be absolutely horrifying. With change comes growing pains, which are not meant to comfort us by any means. We run from change like the plague because we know it will take effort. We fear that the grass may not be greener on the other side of the sacrifices, discomfort, and challenges we must conquer to reach the greener pastures. What if we learned to view change as an opportunity stretching us to perform at our full potential and achieve our highest purpose? Imagine if we invited change like the butterfly egg that evolves into the caterpillar, then the chrysalis, and finally the beautiful butterfly. The benefits of what we can achieve by inviting opportunity to flow into our lives are infinite. Our greatest achievement is who we become throughout our metamorphosis. Life does not get better by chance; it gets better by change. So, stop procrastinating. Ancient Chinese philosopher, Lao Tzu, couldn’t have said it better, “If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.” Hopefully, for many of you, the thought of heading nowhere is scarier than change alone. The thought of looking back and saying, “If I had only taken that opportunity, just imagine where I’d be today,” should invite you to want to pursue and bring your silent dreams to life. Embrace change now and follow the path you were born to take. A year from today you may look back and need a magnifying lens to recognize your former self. Best of all, doing what your heart is calling you to do may lead to any or all of these amazing benefits: support of your personal values and beliefs, companionship and belonging, economic gain and achievement, and more ease and fulfillment in life. You would be selling yourself short not to want any of these life enhancements. Aside from the fact that the changes you make will drastically improve your life, you simply deserve the best life possible. Why would you have it any other way? Commit now to kissing the doldrums of yesterday goodbye. It is time to raise the bar, achieve your greatest potential, and turn your dreams into reality. You are embarking on an amazing life journey that mainstream society will only ever dream about. The majority will remain right where they are in the status quo of today, afraid to wade through the growing pains of change. Congratulations to you for being courageous and stepping out of your comfort zone. You are putting an end to the limiting excuses and committing to leading the life that your soul is begging you to pursue. You are feeding the fire of passion that burns within you and inviting opportunity into your life. Think about what led you to this point. Why did you stumble upon this book? Does it have anything to do with your health, happiness, productivity, or purpose in life? Most likely something deep inside is telling you you’ve outgrown your current situation and there’s more to life. Or you have a serious obstacle to overcome. Or there is a burning desire inside of you just dying to get out. Consider how your life would be if you had no fear whatsoever and nothing was holding you back. Forget about anything that appears to be in your way right now. As motivational speaker and writer, Denis Waitley, said, “There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist or accept the responsibility for changing them.” To borrow the lyrics from a Zac Brown Band song, “Put the world away for a minute [and] pretend you don’t live in it.” Allow your mind to wander, and give each of the following questions some serious thought. The deeper you dive into your soul, the greater you align with your innate desires and reveal the real answers you are seeking. What excites you more than anything else in the world? Does this thing that you love with all your heart have a place in your life right now, or have you placed it on the back burner out of reach? What are your aspirations? What do you dream of pursuing? If this were your last day, with whom and how would you spend it? If you had no fear, what would you change about your life? Who would you aspire to be? Fast-forward a decade, and then look back. How would you like to be remembered? Close your eyes now and spend a moment asking yourself the above questions. This is the depth you need to dive to discover your hidden treasures. For Your Journal The only way to receive the road map you desire is by doing the work. It’s time to get out your journal and write your answers to the questions asked of you in the previous paragraph. Keep your journal handy because there will be many more opportunities to write as you read along. When you’ve finished reading Your Greatest Potential! you will have created your personal road map and know exactly what steps to take to continue moving forward to achieve your greatest potential. Considering that you’ve put the world away for a minute, think about your answers to the questions above. Do your current actions appear to be leading you down the right path? If not, it’s time to take your first step toward truly embracing the unique soul you were created to be and live with zero excuses for who you are and for the choices you make. Rather than sitting back and wondering what life would be like to live your dreams, stop procrastinating and start living your dreams. This is your life, and you oversee the direction you’re heading. Get out of your own way. None of us gets out of here alive, so let there be no regrets. Like the Nike slogan, “Just Do It!” Open your heart to change and opportunity. Say yes to living with purpose and achieving your greatest potential!