A meeting presenter said this week, "we are walking before we run." I asked, "What is your vision of running?" The answer was "I don't know." It was a telling answer...and so many of us are guilty of not having a solid vision of what "running" looks like. We put off committing to the high goals until we think they are achievable... or rather, "within walking distance."
There is nothing wrong with crawling or walking before you run. It is usually necessary to do so. But it is so very easy to get so good at just walking, we begin to create reasons why we must continue to perfect walking. It is safe and comfortable, ... and after all, we're still moving forward, right? Running gives us less control of our ability to change direction. You can't change your course as nimbly when running than when you are walking. Running requires a commitment. Running requires sustained belief in the destination you have chosen.
So how do we get around to really running? Step one: when you sit down to set a goal or make a plan, don't limit your thinking to what you know is practically possible in the present. If you do so, you'll never plan to do anything but walk. This is like committing to build a road but never looking up to see where the destination will be. The result is, we fail to aim high enough to do anything other than the ordinary.
To run rather than walk, you must plan with an attitude of abundance. Planning with abundance is assuming there will always be enough of what you need to reach your goal. When you start to run instead of walk, you'll discover you need things you didn't even realize you would need (and sooner than you thought you would...FYI... running is a FASTER way to go).
Step two: envision "yes" not "no" when you run. You will encounter roadblocks whether you decide to walk or run, but if you run at least you have the momentum you need to jump over them.
Lastly, if you run and fall down, get up and run again. In many ways, running is its own reward. If you have run once, you will want to run again. And when you get so good at running it becomes like walking, you'll need to start planning to fly.
There is nothing wrong with crawling or walking before you run. It is usually necessary to do so. But it is so very easy to get so good at just walking, we begin to create reasons why we must continue to perfect walking. It is safe and comfortable, ... and after all, we're still moving forward, right? Running gives us less control of our ability to change direction. You can't change your course as nimbly when running than when you are walking. Running requires a commitment. Running requires sustained belief in the destination you have chosen.
So how do we get around to really running? Step one: when you sit down to set a goal or make a plan, don't limit your thinking to what you know is practically possible in the present. If you do so, you'll never plan to do anything but walk. This is like committing to build a road but never looking up to see where the destination will be. The result is, we fail to aim high enough to do anything other than the ordinary.
To run rather than walk, you must plan with an attitude of abundance. Planning with abundance is assuming there will always be enough of what you need to reach your goal. When you start to run instead of walk, you'll discover you need things you didn't even realize you would need (and sooner than you thought you would...FYI... running is a FASTER way to go).
Step two: envision "yes" not "no" when you run. You will encounter roadblocks whether you decide to walk or run, but if you run at least you have the momentum you need to jump over them.
Lastly, if you run and fall down, get up and run again. In many ways, running is its own reward. If you have run once, you will want to run again. And when you get so good at running it becomes like walking, you'll need to start planning to fly.
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