One of the most interesting things I’ve noticed in over twenty five years of working with clients is that given their skill level, hours logged, network of connections, and arena they are working in, most people are pretty much exactly where they ought to be on the path to success.
One of the first major insights I had about myself and my clients over twenty years ago was this:
When it comes to creating results in our lives, most people are pretty much exactly where they ought to be.
What I mean by that is that over the years I’ve rarely seen anyone who consistently outperforms their own efforts. On the whole, life doesn’t really lift people up who haven’t earned the lift or hold them down when everything else is pointing towards success.
A couple of months ago, not long before the parliamentary elections in the UK, my wife made an interesting observation. “Based on my Facebook feed,” she pointed out, “Labour are going to win this election by a landslide.” When I looked through her feed, I could see what she meant. Not only were there numerous posts and re-posts of news stories and blogs about how the UK was swinging back towards the left…
In part one of this tip, I shared the story of the three little pigs as a metaphor for how people innocently try to find their security and well-being in the world of form. At the end of the tip, I asked what I hope you found to be a provocative question: How would your story change if you found out that the “big bad wolf” wasn’t real?
Remember the story of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf?
Their mother, a kindly sow who wanted only the best for her children, sent them off into the world to make their fortune, warning them that whatever adventures they might have, they must first and foremost find some way of protecting themselves from the big, bad wolf…
