February 17, 2009

Think Big

As long as you are going to go about your day thinking anyway, you may as well "think big". Anyone can think small, and most people do. In fact, most people keep themselves in the same place in life, doing the exact same thing, without significant growth or change because of limited or conditioned thinking.

It is probably true that many of your current and future clients are living in that place right now. Who better to support them than you? The coach who is thinking big.


Don't just think about what is possible, think about what might seem nearly impossible, that would require you to grow and move beyond who you currently know yourself to be. Think about what you have always wanted to do or have in your life ... those things that your heart speaks of.

"If you can dream it, you can do it." ~Walt Disney

Thinking big equals going big. Thinking small means staying small. You decide. You get to choose your thoughts.

(from The Coaching Compass)

Have you noticed how very simple advice like this seems when you are flying high? Those are the times when we both think and speak like this. But life is frequently a series of ups and downs, hopefully gentle "hills" and "valleys" and not like riding a roller coaster. If we are spending too much time in the "valley", we may need help in changing our thoughts to more positive ones. We are all interdependent. Call on a good friend, a wise relative if you have one, or a professional.