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No. 167: To Succeed Authentically, be a Model of the Possible Human
As an expert in your chosen field, your ability to excel will depend on how well you stand out from others who do what you do, in terms of the results you deliver. That means you need to be exceptional.
But No One Can be Exceptional If S/he Chooses to Think and/or Act Small!
Or to paraphrase Jean Houston, you cannot stand out if you refuse (or fail) to “leave your littleness behind”.
Some time ago, I was listening to an MP3 recording of an interview Burt Dubin granted. At a point, he mentioned a term: “The Possible Human” – which was conceived by Jean Houston, Ph.D (click here to view the book version of workshops run by Houston on this theme) .
That was the first time I heard the term.
Later on, I came across a webpage transcript of an interview [POSSIBLE HUMAN, POSSIBLE WORLD – Part 1] that Jean Houston had with Dr. Jeffery Mishlove in which she (i.e. Houston) talked about leaving one’s “littleness behind.
This was in reference to our tendency to use too little of our God-given potential in life.
That reality remains with us today. Most people go through life not aware or unwilling to maximize their full potential to achieve self-actualization. They consequently go through life as “small people” too afraid to embrace the genius inside of them.
Only Those Who Leave Their “Littleness Behind” End Up Standing Out in Terms of Their Achievements.
That’s the truth.
If you do not make the conscious decision to make the most of yourself, you cannot expect to delver performances beyond the average. It may happen now and then, but that would mostly be by accident, and you would be unable to readily reproduce or repeat it.
It does not matter what you do, or where you do it. This rule is universally applicable.
There is plenty of historical and contemporary evidence to back up what I have said above
All of it points to the fact that authentic success cannot be arranged via shortcuts. People who manipulate their way to the top will rarely be able to stay long there, except they continue their manipulation.
The day a merit based system is applied, they will be readily defeated by those who adhere to the rules and who as a result possess superior competence.
Such persons will be models of The Possible Human. They will be an example of true greatness that ANY human being person can reasonably aspire to achieve if s/he strives to make the most of herself.
To Excel You Must Choose to Nurture Your Innate Genius Until it Manifests Outwardly…
First of all, you’ll need to THINK deeply, to discover what makes you unique, especially compared to those who do what you do.
Then you’ll take diligent personal action to NURTURE your unique attributes, in such a way that they confer on you a SUPERIOR ability to deliver results ahead of others.
Your performances will then provide a standard against which others will be evaluated – making you a model of The Possible Human.
This is what those who become Champions, in and out of paid employment, do.
It is what I have consciously done for over 2 decades in and out of paid employment.
Back when I began ealier on in my life, I did not know about the term “The Possible Human”. But I thought and acted in ways that consistently led me to deliver performances that made others conclude I was a MODEL of The Possible Human – that they would like to emulate.
And I still think and act that same way even today – with similar results to show as well!
Those who have interacted with me, and seen my work, both off and on the web, periodically attest to the above.
The results I’m getting with this blog for instance, by publishing a new article DAILY – and every now and then new books, reports etc – on 6 different blog categories for 2 years running (despite different setbacks), provide a case in point.
Another example is my growing range of Best Practice Parenting, Public Speaking, Career Development, and Farm Business Support Publications, plus my Excel-Visual Basic Driven Software development, and Web Marketing Services that continue to attract prospects and buyers to me, from within and outside Nigeria/Africa.
I am one man. Yet I am able to do the above, and more, for myself, while serving several clients at the same time, without EVER failing to deliver what I promise to the latter.
Back in paid employment, I consistently turned out a work rate above that of 2 people. And quite often, I came up with valuable innovations that took people performance in the workplace to a whole new level – with regular career advancement opportunities coming my way as a result.
None of the above is bragging. They are simply statements of verifiable facts.
I share my personal examples to let you know that YOU can do the same thing in YOUR areas of passion and interest.
Final Words: To Excel, Your Target Audience Needs to Believe You are Exceptional.
When you leave your “littleness behind” and diligently nurture your inner genius to manifest your potential greatness, they WILL believe.
Once that happens, they WILL choose YOU over others, because it will make them look forward, with eager anticipation, to having you work with (and/or deliver your talk to) them.
It goes without saying however, that it won’t be easy getting there…
You’ll most likely have to work long and hard.
Nothing good, that lasts, ever comes easy.
If you keep at it however, you WILL become a model of The Possible Human, and your success will be inevitable!
Have a great week :-))
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