One of the Producers of this year's Academy Awards made a very interesting comment. He said "I know a project is a good one when I'm 50% thrilled and 50% terrified."
What a surprising...and profound statement!
Imagine if that were your new criteria from now on...how would your career change? We love the thought of experiencing the thrill of making a difference and achieving things that we are passionate about. Then, couple with that the terror of not being completely in control - of not being sure how to accomplish what must be done to be successful. Maybe even not even being sure that you have the skill or resources or (whatever) to pull it off without "going down in flames".
Wow. Kinda intriguing, eh? For me, it sounds like a pretty good definition of being fully alive.
Actually, if we really analyze our very best moments - when we've done transformational things beyond our expectation - we have done just that. We expect to be able to do what we currently can do...but that never stetches us or causes us to grow. The only time we can really exceed expectations is to attempt more than we can successfully do...at this moment.
The striving for a risky goal just out of reach is what builds skills, knowledge, and ability...and reveals character.
How far we go depends on how much we grow. How much we grow depends on how much (and how often) we risk beyond our current abilities.
Isn't it interesting how a single comment can be a catalyst for deeper thought - and, if we choose to truly act - an improvement in behavior/direction.
Now excuse me while I go terrify myself...
Think about it...but more importantly, act on it...today!
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