Seth Godin recently posted a short note about settling. He argues that settling is a choice that one makes every single day. I couldn’t agree more.
When I worked for Hansen & Horn Bryan Flanagan from Ziglar Training Systems once told me that I was “burdened with potential.” He commented that I knew I had unlimited potential but that I needed to work within the confines of my life and grow over time. He told me to “grow where I was planted” and be ready when the time came for a bigger pot.
I truly believe that I am special. I have been blessed with many great gifts from above and I thank God every day for the opportunities that He has put in front of me.
But I’m reminded of a quote from Seth’s book where he references Flynn Berry. Flynn tells us to never use the word opportunity. It’s not an opportunity, it’s an obligation.
I have an obligation to change the rules, to raise the bar, to play the game better than anyone has the right to believe is possible.