I’ll often start my talks with this statement:
"I’m convinced that this world is full of liars, posers and thieves - and many of them are in this room."
We are liars because:
- we’re living out lies that were spoken to us at some point in our lives…or…
- we’re betraying who we are and how we’re wired so that we can be "more like how we should be."
We are posers because:
- we are "positioning" ourselves to show only what we think others want to see…or
- we are fabricating and exaggerating in order to gain others’ approval.
We are thieves because:
- when we refuse to be who we really are, everyone else is robbed of something unique that we have to contribute…and…
- we are robbing ourselves of the thrill of being engaged in something that brings us to life.
When we are free to be, live and engage this world as we’re wired to do, all of these artificial prison bars disappear.
We can still do work for the client - even if it’s not exactly how we would want it - because we’re not defined by our work.
We can cease the never-ending striving for "the next thing" because we can be fully engaged here-and-now. (Which…by the way…often leads to bigger and better things. Shh!)
We can say what we mean and mean what we say because we are actually speaking with integrity.
It takes determination to fight for your freedom, but on the other side there is full engagement and creativity not accessible to those who are bound by artificial and illusory prisons.
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