Is this the Best you can do? (from Seth Godin)

Is this the best you can do?

If the answer to this is "yes," and you think you're done, you might be settling too soon.

The right question is, "Is this the best your team can do?" And if you need a better team, it's never been easier to get one. Especially if you're a soloist, a freelancer or a small company--if your upside is limited by the people you're working with, get new people.

Any time you do work yourself, you've chosen not to use the services of someone who's probably better at it than you are. There might be really good reasons for that choice, but inertia isn't one of them.

When was the Last Time you Stretched your Mind?

A mind once stretched by a new idea
never regains its original dimensions.
—Oliver Wendell Holmes

One of the wonderful things that happen both in coaching and mastermind groups is that people really get stretched… what does that mean exactly?
To me it means taking someone out of their comfort zone, out of the area in which they have been there and done that, into a place where they have not yet been.
And why is that important?
Because that is where the action is, that is where the growth will be, in many cases, that is where the answers and direction will come from.

Let's remember to ask ourselves this question from time to time:
when was the last time I stretched my mind with a new and exciting idea?

It's the Day to Day Stuff that Makes the Change

Nice post for all of those out there who want to make a change....bit finding it difficult to do- coaching is great for this transition!

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APRIL 10, 2013
Use Personal Rituals to Make Changes Stick

How many times have you promised to exercise more, or start meditating, or spend less time at the office?
 To make changes that last, create rituals — highly specific behaviors that you do at the same time every day (or on specific days you select).
Willpower is a limited resource, so use less of it by making challenging activities automatic. By setting a time for your routine, you don't have to spend energy thinking about when to get it done.
If you find yourself faltering, reduce the challenge but stay the course.
Run three days a week instead of four.
Repetition, even in very small doses, builds capacity.
Any positive change you can make will be hugely satisfying — and a source of inspiration to make the next one.

( From "How to Make a Change that Lasts" by Tony Schwartz.)