Who you are plays an integral role in how you have created success. But for some reason we think that as we reach for even higher levels of success we cannot do it without giving up how we got here.
Connections, skill sets and things we enjoy become unimportant and meaningless because now we need to be like everyone else and level up how they do it. For example, to be a great coach and to be abundant you need to market on social media and have a course and schmooze with tons of people. At least this is what I thought, then I was able to see a different perspective. My successful coaching practice is built solely on conversations with people I enjoy and respect. I do a podcast for fun to talk to friends, I write this blog as a way to be of service and give value. They make me happy but are not the way my coaching practice is successful.
This approach can be interjected into any business. To reach your next level of success leverage the value you have already created and say fuck the way everyone else is doing it. I see too many people trying to do 47 things and add on more and more and more without actually seeing what makes them happy and focusing on doing one thing amazingly.
You reach out, “hey how are you?”
And they frantically are chasing multiple strings to pull on to be successful. The basic lack of seeing their value makes them feel they have to chase every which way so everyone can see it. It is exhausting to be around none the less participate in. The problem is they do not realize there is a completely new way to have value, create success and be abundant.
We have so many amazing qualities that we have created and stand out once we reach a high level of success. And these same qualities can be leveraged to shorten the time gap between that next big dream or goal we have. It is all about seeing what makes us happy, what our strengths are and then attacking the new level with happiness in mind.
Here is a simple process to play out with yourself. Treat it like a game –
What really fills me up and makes me happy?
What drains me and pisses me off?
What could I accomplish in 5 years that would make my life meaningful with value?
Do more of the happy, eliminate the drain and focus on the 1 thing.
