A Bigger Pond

Robert K. Cooper is a powerful motivational speaker. I was lucky enough to hear him yesterday at the Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, Connecticut. Robert "is the New York Times bestselling author of The Other 90%: How to Unlock Your Vast Untapped Potential for Leadership and Life. His forthcoming leadership book is Get Out of Your Own Way: The 5 Keys to Surpassing Everyone’s Expectations(Crown Business)."

I walked away from the three hour lecture totally pumped, ready to take his wisdom back to my Life Coach practice. Here are some nuggets from the lecture that I think you might appreciate.

If you really want to make an impact in this world, ask yourself the following questions:

1) Why am I here?

2) How can I make a difference to others?

I am guessing that you are probably someone who wants to play a bigger game in life. This is concept lies at the core of the work that I do with clients. In order to stop playing small and reach your potential in life, Mr. Cooper suggested the following:

1) Elevate your vantage point. In other words, keep changing the perspective from which you are looking out at the world. Change is good to keep ideas and thoughts fresh.

2) Deepen your view. Whatever you sense, feel, and see, deepen it, go further. This will also help you to renew yourself.

3) Collaborate. In order to do things differently and with more impact, get feedback from someone you see as a mentor. Hire a coach, get feedback (or as he says, feedforward, positive feedback!) from co-workers, take in their good advice and learn new behaviors.

Hiring a coach, I believe, is one of the best ways to begin to play a bigger game. A coach can help you break bad habits, learn new behaviors, set and keep resonant goals, and live from a place of passion every day.

If you are courageous enough to commit to living up to your potential, leave a comment here. I am ready to dialogue with you! I want to help you achieve what others think you can't. Let's talk about how you can be a bigger fish in a bigger pond.