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There is not a mean bone in his body . Dax is certainly not a lion . And he knows it as much as a dog can know something like that . Dax couldn ’ t be mean if he tried .
I know it might seem offensive to compare you to a dog , but do YOU know what you are ? What you stand for ? Unless you are one of the few people that have true self-awareness , then I am willing to bet that you lack clarity I this area .
And if you are offended by me comparing you to a dog , then you need to grow a proverbial pair . In life , you are going to reach your mid-life , sooner or later and think , ‘ Is this all that there is ?’
You will have this thought whether or not you have succeeded beyond societies wildest dreams or if you have failed to live up to your own expectations .
Whenever I do Mind Mapping with a client that is lost when it comes to finding their mission , it becomes very apparent that they are stuck in a certain pattern of thought . And that pattern is ‘ thinking inside the box ’. Literally .
The client usually sets up an appointment with me when they have asked themselves the question a few lines up , ‘ Is this all that there is ?’ So we sit and chat , actually they do most of the chatting as the best ways to bring clarity is to listen and ask the right , key question . After they have nothing more to say , I explain the ‘ box ’ to them .
The box is all the things in this world of careers and professions that exist already . Lawyer , doctor , teacher , financial planner , etc . The list is endless . But if they get really daring they may think , ‘ Maybe I can be ( insert field here ) in this ( insert niche here )’.
That , my little friend , is called thinking small . Now , if the field and niche are truly what makes them come alive , then they are on to something special . Most of the time however , the brain has been taught that all professions already exist and we mind as well find the one that suits us best .
Hardly for living a life on fire .
I am not boasting here , but a thought popped into my head the other day while making my greens drink : ‘ I have had men and women from tons of different areas of life ask about getting into the fitness business and / or want to intern with us at Newell Strength . It ’ s not really because they love strength and conditioning or even coaching . Nope . It ’ s because they can feel the energy and magic coming from me .’
Not that I possess some magical elixir but because I am letting the song of my soul play loud and clear . I have not followed a path laid out by some leader before me . Nope , I am forging my own path in life .