Levelling Up Is Not Comfortable

Levelling Up Is Not Comfortable

Levelling up is not comfortable. In fact, while you’re in it, you can often feel like you’re levelling down. 

When you’re levelling up in your life, you’re essentially growing in an expansive way. And when you finally get on this new exciting path and the universe begins to deliver what you’ve been dreaming about, you’re surprised when negative thoughts and doubts seep in, or when shame washes over you or when those old limiting beliefs start to chime in. 

You may ask yourself, I’m starting to get what I’ve wanted all this time, why am I feeling like this?

My friend, it’s because you’re at your growth edge. You’re on the fringe of your comfort zone and you’re literally in the process of breaking through your growth edge. And your brain will be wanting to protect you from danger so it will send you all those old messages again, trying to convince you to retreat. RETREAT BACK to safety! 

This is a critical moment in your change. And whether you push through or not, this will determine whether you follow through with the change you seek or retreat and remain unchanged and stuck where you are. 

Your choice, ignore the old messages and have the courage to create new ones and continue down your new path, or believe the messages (again) and stay where you are. 

The choice is up to you. 

Our Perspective Is Our World

Our Perspective Is Our World

Our perspective is our world, but it can also limit what we see.

We base decisions from our perspective.  We choose how we interact with others based on our perspective. The quality of our relationships can be dictated by our perspective. And what we achieve in our lives is often determined by our perspective.

Our perspective and our willingness to change it, can be the key to making positive change in our lives. When we have the courage to look at our perspective, question it and open ourselves to other perspectives, that’s when we see things we didn’t see before and learn about possibilities we never knew about.

So if you’re feeling stuck, frustrated or just can’t see the path ahead, try looking at your perspective and inquire if there’s another way of looking at things.

Doing Whatever It Takes

Doing Whatever It Takes

Perseverance is doing whatever it takes to achieve your goal. Sometimes it’s hard, and sometimes it’s damn hard, but the key in those times is to not give up. 

You have a dream, you have a vision, don’t give up on that. If the way you’re going about it isn’t working, get creative and find another way. Get resourceful, bring someone in who can help you overcome that challenge you face, like a fierce coach. 

They won’t let you quit and they’ll remind you every step of the way that your dream, your vision is possible. 

So don’t give up on this dream, this vision, it means too much to you. Persevere, do whatever it takes. 

Strength Is The Gift From Challenges

Strength Is The Gift From Challenges

Strength is not something you’re born with, you have to build it.  And most of the time it’s built from overcoming difficult challenges, hard work and persevering over obstacles and through adversity. 

So if things are hard right now or you’re in the middle of a challenge, just know that the gift and silver lining is the glorious strength you’ll gain through the process that will build your confidence and make you feel more at ease the next time a challenge comes along. 

The Deal Breaker for Effective Teams

The Deal Breaker for Effective Teams

Going beyond what we commonly think of as trust, at the heart of cohesive and effective teams must be vulnerability based trust.

This means people are comfortable saying ‘I screwed up’, ‘I need help with that’, ‘what could I do more of to be a better manager for you’, ‘what could I do less of to be a better member of this team’.

Vulnerability based trust means that people are comfortable being vulnerable with each other.

And the result of this kind of team is cohesion, effectiveness, healthy debate, increased commitment, accountability and a focus and attention on results. And for leaders of an organization, this is what counts.