Nick Liberati

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A business & life coach who works with people that are already high-performers - but really want To "kick it up a notch" & are ready to take life-changing action to live lives of Boundless Success. Contact me via email»

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    Tag Archives: determination

    Facing The Giants

    Maybe it stems from others telling us, over and over again throughout life, that we can’t do “XYZ”? Whatever the cause, the biggest thing that stands between where one is now and one’s true potential is self-imposed beliefs on our own limitations. Simply put, we get in our own way. Would you ever voluntarily incarcerate yourself in a prison? Probably not! Then why would you let yourself be imprisoned by your own thoughts? Just as bad, why would you let someone else “imprison” you with their thoughts of doubt? It’s really ridiculous, if you think of it.

    Here’s another concrete example: In the circus world, baby elephants are secured to a stake via a rope around their leg. This keeps them “under control” and makes it easier for the trainier to train them.

    It works – the baby elephant is too small to pull the stake out of the ground. Make no mistake about it, that baby elephant will pull on that stake relentlessly for days, but to no avail – they’re stuck there. Eventually, that baby elephant realizes it futile to keep trying, they’ll never be able to pull that stake out of the ground – they give up and quit trying.

    Nothing against elephants, but what that baby elephant doesn’t know is as they grow/mature – had it only kept trying to pull out that stake it could EASILY pull that stake out of the ground and be free.

    But, because that elephant stopped trying long long ago, it is oblivious to what IT COULD HAVE DONE.

    Now, the good news is that we are not elephants, we’re humans. You may overcome your obstacles on your own. Or a coach, a mentor, boss or spouse – someone who cares about you realizing your full potential and wants more for you – will ask you to pull the stake out of the ground. To tear down the self imposed prison walls, to put on a blindfold so you can’t measure yourself against external limitations and simply live up to your internal UNLIMITED capabilities.

    What will you become when you conquer self-limiting beliefs and step into your true potential? Don’t be an elephant!

    I urge you to watch this video excerpt of the ‘death crawl’ from the movie Facing The Giants and then get moving to move past your own “50-yard line” and into YOUR “endzone”.

    July 14th, 2011 at 9am
    Posted under attitude, Inspiration tags

    “I Was Hot As A Pistol”

    No matter how many times I watch this video, I get goose-bumps every time. I resurrected this video from my favorites that I’ve saved on YouTube. It’s been several years since this story originally came to light, and chances are, you may have seen it before. But please, indulge me for 2 minutes and 45 seconds, and watch the video again.

    This video contains one of the ‘secrets’ to unlocking your success within.

    Imagine what Jason probably encountered in his young life.  Countless doubters I’m sure. Folks whispering amongst themselves, unshared thoughts, or blatant comments. Comments like:  ”he’s different”, “he’ll never play basketball”, “he hasn’t got what it takes to do it”, “he’s handicapped”, on-and-on…

    Everybody, with the exception of a few, had their preconceived notions about Jason’s limitations – the limiting beliefs that would hold him back.  Everybody except Jason!

    If one is not careful it’s easy to slip into believing the limitations that others, or worse yet you, may impose on what you can truly achieve.  Being ‘typecast’ or ‘pigeon-holed’ is what happens when we listen to the limiting beliefs, negative assumptions, or interpretations of situations expressed by ourselves or others.

    It doesn’t have to be that way.  You have the power to choose what you believe to be true. Jason’s video is here to teach you one thing:  There aren’t any opinions or preconceptions that are powerful enough to change who you really are and what you are completely capable of…without your permission.

    If you have a steadfast belief – in yourself,  in your capability, in your dreams, in your talent, in your intelligence, or in your desire – you are miles ahead of most folks.  The idle commentary from others is rendered as meaningless as a compass without a needle.

    They can’t change you or stop you. There is nothing that can hold you back; there is nothing that you can’t achieve if only you know you can achieve it.

    I’d like to thank Jason McElwain; an enthusiastic, determined, simply amazing young man from upstate New York; for teaching an invaluable lesson.

    It’s up to you.  It’s your choice.  What’s holding you back from becoming “hot as a pistol”?

    ~ Nick

    January 5th, 2010 at 1pm
    Posted under Inspiration, success tags