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PUSH YOUR BOUNDARIES

August 31, 2009 on 2:10 am | In life coaching | No Comments

The point is that you can't be too greedy. - Donald Trump 

Trump’s excess aside, this quote does challenge typical thinking.  Is it wrong to want more?  Do we censor our desires because we don’t want to be greedy…or because we don’t think we deserve them?  When we keep our desires in check, are we combating greed…or sparing ourselves from disappointment?  It’s okay to want a better life.  It’s okay to want more, even as you appreciate what you have.  We continually should push our boundaries outward.

Do you think you are only worth the salary you are getting?  Can you imagine 10% more, 50% more, double your pay?

Do you assume that you need to work 8 or 12 or 16 hours a day at your job?  Can you imagine that there is a more productive way?  Can you imagine the flexibility to choose when you do your best work?

Are you satisfied with two weeks’ vacation or would you ideally want more?  Is there a scenario where you could have summers off?  Maybe you want to live in two locations, six months at a time.

The point of such musings isn’t to make you unsatisfied with what you have, but rather to stretch yourself to imagine a different way.  Doubling your income, halving your work hours or increasing your vacation won’t be easy.  For some people the extra effort isn’t worth the reward.  However, for people who are interested in something different than they have now — something more, something unconventional — the first step is to imagine it.  Pinpoint specifically what it is you want, even if it seems a bit “greedy”.  Only then can you figure out the right strategy to achieve it.