"One of the saddest things in life is to get to the end and look back in regret, knowing that you could have been, done, and had so much more." - Robin Sharma
One of the greatest universal challenges we face is how to overcome mediocrity and live to our full potential. That is why I started this podcast and why I continue to publish episodes. I firmly believe that we all have unlimited potential and as Hal Elrod shares in chapter 3 of his book, The Miracle Morning, 95% of people never get anywhere near to realizing this.
He writes: According to the Social Security Administration, if you take any 100 people at the start of their working careers and follow them for the next 40 years until they reach retirement age, here's what you will find: only 1 will be wealthy; 4 will be financially secure; 5 will continue working, not because they want to but because they have to; 36 will be dead; and 54 will be broke and dependent on friends, family, relatives, and the government to take care of them.
Scary right?
Why is this the case?
Most people do not acknowledge this and therefore they will remain within their life of mediocrity, struggle, and regret. If we don't change our actions today we can never improve the results we get tomorrow - fact!
Rear View Mirror Syndrome:
As human beings we are conditioned to mistakenly believe that who we were is who we are, thus limiting our true potential in the present based on the limitations of our past. Whenever we face adversity we automatically look back in our rear view mirror for guidance on how to respond and as a result we restrict our potential because we believe that we are defined by our past - and we are not!
We need to break this cycle and start to believe, and then see, a life of unlimited possibilities where we can achieve anything we want as long as we have the courage to pursue it.
"Where you are is a result of who you were, but where you go depends entirely on who you choose to be from this moment on" - Hal Elrod
Find your purpose:
If you have followed my work over the last few years you will be familiar with my belief that you must life a purpose driven life of you want to find true freedom. It doesn't matter what your purpose is as long as it drives you to get out of bed every morning and make a difference. You can start small and build it until you have a purpose that is so big it scares you. That is how you become a person of influence who changes not only your own life, but the lives of others.
Final message from Chris: Your current circumstance does not define who you are. You are special, you are loved, you are a unique being with unlimited potential so now is the time to rise up and maximize your potential every day.
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