Breaking Through Concepts

Yesterday I talked about breaking through barriers that can get between us and our goal.  One barrier that often gets in the way -  perhaps the toughest barrier of all to overcome - is the collection of concepts we have that we allow to define what we can and can't do.  These concepts may have developed over time, reinforced by past experience, until we believe that they are reality.  But they aren't.

While I was at my conference, we had a special guest at one of our seminars.  He wasn't scheduled to speak, but was a guest at the hotel where we stayed and agreed to stop by for five minutes to address our group.  What a five minutes it was, and he blew any concepts about what we think we can or can't do right out of the water.  His name is Nick Vujicic and he was born without arms or legs.  He is 28 years old but has not allowed his profound physical disability to limit or define him; he is the President of an international non-profit organization; Life Without Limbs, and also has his own motivational speaking company; Attitude Is Altitude. Since his first speaking engagement back when he was 19, Nick has traveled around the world, sharing his story with millions of people.  As I listened to this young man, full of joy, enthusiasm and purpose, I couldn't help but think how easy it would have been for him to have withdrawn into a shell and dwell on the injustice of being born without limbs.  However, instead of focusing on what he can't do, he is busy doing all of things he can do - and he does a lot!  (Do a Google search for Nick Vujicic or "Life Without Limbs" for more information about this amazing man.)

It all comes down to what we choose to focus on.  If we focus on our limitations - and we all have them - we may soon convince ourselves that we can't.  If, however, we focus on what we CAN do, then the sky's the limit! 

What are you going to focus on today?  The choice is yours . . . choose wisely :-)