Think about the last time you were annoyed at someone in your life. Maybe your partner forgot to take out the trash (again!), or your kid threw a temper tantrum in the grocery store, or your boss shot down an idea that you were really passionate about. You probably have
1% feels tiny, doesn’t it? The same way you might think $10,000 is closer to zero than your goal of $100,000, or running one mile when training for a marathon is basically nothing. This might seem like basic math, but this math doesn’t apply here. This concept addresses the real hard work when it comes to doing anything, and why the infinite 1% is absolutely everything.
Think about a goal you have. Maybe you want to run a 5k, or make $100,000, or quit drinking. When will you be close to achieving it? You may think you’ll be close when you’re, say, 90% of the way there. In the final stretch. When you can run 4k,
Fear tends to keep us paralyzed because we believe we truly must be in danger. But what if that weren’t true? Today, I’m using my own experiences as an example to show you how the concept of physical and emotional safety are linked, and how the beliefs I kept about feeling safe were holding me back.
How important is it that you feel safe? Most of us prize safety – which is really our perception of safety – above all else. And for good reason – we evolved to stay as far away from danger as possible, and we use fear as the barometer for what
It’s been a while since I’ve recorded a listener Q&A here for you guys, so I’m bringing it back this week. I’ve got some amazing questions lined up that I think will help a lot of you, and I have a really cool giveaway announcement so make sure to stay tuned for all the details.