Heather Harter Online

January 2011

So, last week my “to-do” and challenge to you was to create a vision and to write it down.

I hope that you all at least got something down on paper. I wrote an extremely detailed vision and expanded it beyond this year into the future 5 years. I really didn’t know what to expect from the activity, but it proved to be quite an uplifting exercise.  If you have not done it yet, I strongly encourage you to at least give it a go. There is certainly something to be said for dreaming things into reality!

Speaking of dreams, some people feel that dreaming is pointless and we get what we get and that is it. I just think that is absurd, because there are far too many examples of everyday individuals who endured many hardships through the cards they were dealt, but through that adversity became great individuals who accomplished their dreams! So it got me thinking as to why people settle for less than what they dream for, and the bottom line is settling is easier.

Last night I attended a call and a friend of mine, Donna, shared a quote that really stuck with me. She stated “The Enemy of Great is Good”. It took me off guard a bit and made me think… often times we are content, not fantastically wonderful, but content where we are and that contentedness keeps us from moving out of our comfort zone and on to be the best version of ourselves. We settle, as mentioned before, or get lost in the comfort and then many times years down the road wonder what is missing??? We are created to be the greatest version of ourselves possible. So when we settle for content, it creates that feeling of emptiness or the feeling that something is missing.

I would argue that getting out of a state of ”good” is more difficult than getting out of something that is terrible for us. When things are terrible, we can many times recognize the need for change and look to becoming a better us, but when things are good and we are comfortable, we stop the search, the growth and ultimately put ourselves at a disadvantage. So, this week’s “to-do” is a challenge for you and I to examine what we might be settling on, or what is keeping us from the greatness that is the best version of ourselves!

What could you do that would help to propel you past “good” and on to GREAT?

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