Where are you showing up?
Where are you showing up?
One of my favourite Woody Allen quotes is that "Eighty percent of success is just showing up".
What I like about this saying is it's implied emphasis on the discipline of consistency. Though natural talent and aptitude is important, much of your success in any endeavour will come down to your ability to follow through on the goals and dreams that you set for yourself.
But what about those of us who want to go the full distance and tap into the final 20% of the success frontier. Well I believe that it actually comes down to three critical factors
(1) Where you show up.
(2) How you show up.
(3) How you encourage others to show up.
Where are you showing up?
Take a moment to think of where you are showing up in the world right now. Are you placing yourself in environments that are supportive of your growth and well-being? Or are you hiding out in environments that are designed to keep you playing small?
When we find ourselves in environments that don't support us, it often provides us with the perfect alibi for our lack of success. We blame our jobs, we blame our loved ones, we blame our governments. And more often than not, we also blame ourselves.
Next time you feel yourself slipping into blame, see if you can slip into responsibility instead. Start by examining the choices that you are currently making. What steps can you take to surround yourself with people that will actually spur you on to be all you can be?
How are you showing up?
How you are showing up really comes down to whether or not you are doing things to the very best of your ability.
I have very fond memories of putting in some spectacular half efforts when I was growing up, particularly around doing the dishes or making my bed. Whenever my Dad spotted one of my lack lustre performances he would always sing the following little dittie...
"Do what you do, do well Boy... Do what you do, do well..."
At the time it I couldn't bear listening to my Dad sing this song, particularly when he sung it out of tune. But when I actually began to fully understand the song I grew to secretly love it (not that I ever told my Dad!). It is now so ingrained in me that it's a part of everything I do.
There is no better feeling in the world than actually knowing that you've given something 100% of your energy, love and attention. You'll be amazed at how much more enjoyable your life will become when you consistently raise the standards you set for yourself in everything that you do.
How are you encouraging others to show up?
At our very deepest levels, I believe each of us long to be loved, appreciated and have our unique talents recognised, acknowledged and celebrated.
We all have this ability to give this gift to other people. Consider the small things you can do on a daily basis to inspire and bring out the magnificence in other people. Focus upon the good in everyone that you meet and in return your love will be reflected right back at you.
Making the personal commitment to show up fully!
So how can you show up bigger, better and brighter than ever before? What disciplines do you need to put into place to make it a possibility? Well I believe it all starts with commitment. Once you've made the personal commitment to raise the bar in everything that you do, you will start to become pleasantly surprised at how many things actually start to go your way!
If for any reason your struggling to lift the bar, just give me a shout and I'll put you in touch with my Dad. I'm sure he'd love to sing his little song for you!
One of my favourite Woody Allen quotes is that "Eighty percent of success is just showing up".
What I like about this saying is it's implied emphasis on the discipline of consistency. Though natural talent and aptitude is important, much of your success in any endeavour will come down to your ability to follow through on the goals and dreams that you set for yourself.
But what about those of us who want to go the full distance and tap into the final 20% of the success frontier. Well I believe that it actually comes down to three critical factors
(1) Where you show up.
(2) How you show up.
(3) How you encourage others to show up.
Where are you showing up?
Take a moment to think of where you are showing up in the world right now. Are you placing yourself in environments that are supportive of your growth and well-being? Or are you hiding out in environments that are designed to keep you playing small?
When we find ourselves in environments that don't support us, it often provides us with the perfect alibi for our lack of success. We blame our jobs, we blame our loved ones, we blame our governments. And more often than not, we also blame ourselves.
Next time you feel yourself slipping into blame, see if you can slip into responsibility instead. Start by examining the choices that you are currently making. What steps can you take to surround yourself with people that will actually spur you on to be all you can be?
How are you showing up?
How you are showing up really comes down to whether or not you are doing things to the very best of your ability.
I have very fond memories of putting in some spectacular half efforts when I was growing up, particularly around doing the dishes or making my bed. Whenever my Dad spotted one of my lack lustre performances he would always sing the following little dittie...
"Do what you do, do well Boy... Do what you do, do well..."
At the time it I couldn't bear listening to my Dad sing this song, particularly when he sung it out of tune. But when I actually began to fully understand the song I grew to secretly love it (not that I ever told my Dad!). It is now so ingrained in me that it's a part of everything I do.
There is no better feeling in the world than actually knowing that you've given something 100% of your energy, love and attention. You'll be amazed at how much more enjoyable your life will become when you consistently raise the standards you set for yourself in everything that you do.
How are you encouraging others to show up?
At our very deepest levels, I believe each of us long to be loved, appreciated and have our unique talents recognised, acknowledged and celebrated.
We all have this ability to give this gift to other people. Consider the small things you can do on a daily basis to inspire and bring out the magnificence in other people. Focus upon the good in everyone that you meet and in return your love will be reflected right back at you.
Making the personal commitment to show up fully!
So how can you show up bigger, better and brighter than ever before? What disciplines do you need to put into place to make it a possibility? Well I believe it all starts with commitment. Once you've made the personal commitment to raise the bar in everything that you do, you will start to become pleasantly surprised at how many things actually start to go your way!
If for any reason your struggling to lift the bar, just give me a shout and I'll put you in touch with my Dad. I'm sure he'd love to sing his little song for you!
posted by Damien Senn at Wednesday, February 22, 2006
2 Comments:
In order to be your best you need to learn to smile. Not just on the outside, but on the inside too.
Turn negative thinking into positive thinking.
If someone hands you half a glass of water is ig Half Full or Half Empty?
Your answer will tell you what type of minset you have and what your outlook on life is.
Assess this and make amendments, use positive thinking and soon you'll be showing up in all the right places with all the right attributes.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Glenn :-)
I am a big believer in the world being a reflection of your mindset.
It's certainly not what you happens to you that's important but how you take it!
Keep giving it everything!
Damien
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