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What Does it mean to Be Incredible?
I’ve been getting this question a lot more recently…
And it was pretty straight forward to me, but I realized that I never explained it anywhere so no time like the present.
When I say “Be Incredible”, for me it comes down to 3 main areas. 2 of them which I think most people will agree with and the third one that less will resonate with, but it’s actually the most critical for me.
Let’s start with the first area..
INTENTION!
Many people go through life allowing life to happen to them. Opportunities come to them, and they say yes to them.
But often, there’s no intention or direction that leads them to the decisions they make. Here’s an excerpt from a classic from Lewis Carroll to illustrate this
Alice: “please, which way I ought to go from here?"
The Cat responds: "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to."
Alice says: "I don't much care where."
The Cat concludes: "Then it doesn't much matter which way you go."
Bet you weren’t expecting a quote from Alice in Wonderland, but how often do we wonder through our career and life with no clear intention and then get disappointed that we didn’t land where we wanted.
Being Intentional is the first key to Being Incredible!
The second key is something that may seem small, but especially with the world we’re surrounded with, it is needed in order to be successful..
You need to Be Positive which also happens to be my blood type (B+) so I was basically made for this insert knee slap here
In all seriousness, I’m not a naturally positive person, I’m very realistic but I choose to focus on the positive and some cases that has been easier than others. If you followed this newsletter or me for a while, you already know my story of navigating through a divorce while transitioning to a new city and job just 2 years ago. And I could have easily made that situation make me bitter but instead I got better from it!
But as positive as I am today, I still have to work at it and be intentional about what I’m saying to and about myself.
Everyone I’ve had on the show has overcome something and they had to remain positive even when they didn’t see immediate results in order to stay determined and reach their goal!
Negativity kills creativity and innovation and it will not lead to you being Incredible!
Being Positive is the Second Key!
The last key is really for me, but it’s also been true for many guests on my podcast as well. If it doesn’t resonate with you, you can skip it but for me it’s the most important one so I saved it for last.
The last key to being incredible is Faith and for me specifically faith in Jesus. And if you’re not a person of faith or don’t understand what Jesus actually stood for then this excerpt from the Bible shares a small picture. John 14:12 which are words of Jesus put this simply:
Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
My faith in Jesus inspires me to live out my most incredible life and to do great works in His name. It hasn’t been something I’ve always believed fully and really wasn’t until I was in my 20’s that it truly resonated with me.
And I’m still learning how to convey this in a way that doesn’t sound too churchy or religious because religion manipulates and can be hurtful but I believe relationship with Jesus transforms you to be more loving instead of hateful which I see so often now.
But there you have it!
The three components of Being Incredible for me are Intention, Positivity, and Faith (in Jesus). There’s obviously way more than these but hopefully you got something from one of them or maybe you have a question on why these 3.
Would love to hear your thoughts and start a conversation, so I can go deeper on this in a future podcast episode.
In the meantime, the Be Incredible Podcast is finally here!!!
I thought an interview I did back in July was the perfect way to kick things off but let me know your thoughts and if there’s anything else you’d like to see on this new show!
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