Stepping Off the Rollercoaster

This past week has been a flipping rollercoaster.

(i'm trying to curve my casual language, sorry)

I have literally felt bipolar all week (and not to make light of that, I realize it's a very real struggle for some).

But in the midst of the insanity of emotions, this is what I'm learning...

It's all relative.

It's all perspective.

Here's a great example; I was feeling super down last week after reviewing the past 3 months (which have been brutal if I'm being honest) and then got a surprise call from a client.

That call, without sharing details, led to my seeing a MASSIVE opportunity that I never saw before.

Here's what's crazy - nothing really changed.

I mean, it did - internally for me - but nothing on the outside actually changed.

The same opportunity had existed yesterday.

The same solution that could fill the gap for that prospective group was always there and something we've been building for nearly 2.5 years.

Nothing changed - except my awareness of the opportunity.

My perspective.

And just like that, the car I was sitting in starting clicking up to the top of the curve on that grueling rollercoaster as my spirits lifted and I was able to see through the fog.

And it shook me, because I realized (this was the hardest part honestly) that I was the hold up.

I was the reason for delay.

I was the reason for stalling out.

My perspective, my mindset, was the very thing standing in the way.

Not my circumstances, not my environment, not a lack of opportunity.

That's tough to conclude, friend.

It's a level of ownership and responsibility that really hurts.

But in this particular situation, it was freeing.

So, now it's off to creating more consistency.

I'm the bottleneck - and it's time to level up.

Let's get it.