either way… you're right… ✔️
I could feel my heart racing in my chest like CRAZY…
…as the equally strong fear and excitement were fighting against each other, and for my attention, inside my head. 🤯
My sweaty hands were uncontrollably shaking…
…which was very far from ideal for everything that I was about to do.
I took a long, deep breath and somehow got myself to look up…
…and I led my eyes along the seemingly infinite steps of the way too tall ladder 🪜 just a few steps ahead of me.
At the top, what was waiting for me was far-far outside of my comfort zone. 😨
But why was I there?
In 2015, I decided to invest into my first business retreat.
And in November, it took me 3 flights and 28 hours to get to the location of the retreat in China.
I didn’t know what to expect exactly, and especially NOT what was going to happen on the third day. (More on that in a bit.)
Every day, there was a lot of fun, networking, and even more amazing lessons. 😃
On the first or second day, my former business mentor put a slide up to the screen, with one of the many lessons that is with me to this day…
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right.” – Henry Ford
While it made some sense at that point, I only realized on the third day how true it was. (And still is.)
As a part of the third day of the retreat we were challenged to climb up to 10-15 meters high on a ladder… 🪜
…to grab a trapeze bar, swing out, twist and put our legs up to the bar, let the bar go with our hands, swing upside-down a bit, grab the bar again…
…then let it go, and land on a giant net.
Even though I logically knew there were safety measures in place…
Compared to my light daily workouts and occasional cycling, that trapeze challenge seemed really EXTREME to me…
…and far-far outside of my comfort zone. 😨
Not surprising, my first thought was… “No, I can’t do that!!”
Luckily, I was reminded of the wise words of Henry Ford…
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right.”
And I decided “I can”.
Mixed with a newly gained excitement…
…I was shaking, sweating, and feeling afraid inside throughout the whole experience…
…but I did it. 🙃
As entrepreneurs, we face challenges every day. Maybe not physical ones, but marketing and business challenges…
…like building an audience on social media, generating enough leads, making more sales, getting that new client, you name it.
Some of those challenges may be extreme for you, and far outside of your comfort zone that make you feel like… “I can’t do it”.
And if you think that, you’ll be right, it will stop you. ❌
The truth is that it’s NEVER the lack of our experience, skills, or resources are the reason if we can’t do something.
Because when we think we can do it, we get the experience, we learn the skills, we find the resources, we do whatever it takes.
And it may take a lot of time and multiple tries but…
…when you think you can, you’re right, you’ll find the way. ✔️
And the great thing is that ‘finding the way’ doesn’t even have to take much time or many tries…
…because you can always leverage existing SYSTEMS as positive SHORTCUTS, for example this…
Lead generation and sales shortcut.
Thank you,
Istvan Bujdoso
P.S. Remember… you’re almost there… just a system away…
