It’s important to stretch yourself for personal growth.
I like to use past experiences and incorporate them into every day, practical life lessons.
As a former gymnastics coach, I constantly taught and saw, first-hand, the importance that flexibility and stretching played on each gymnast’s success. Even though I no longer coach or participate in gymnastics, I still teach the benefits in group exercise classes.
Let’s explore how stretching yourself personally and professionally can get some great results…
Here are six simple truths:
1. You can’t do the splits overnight
– Starting a business takes time
– Start with the basics
– It takes training
– Be consistent
2. Believe in the benefits of being flexible
– Increased flexibility = increased strength
– Personal Development is vital
– Stay positive
– When you’re flexible, you’re less likely to get hurt
3. People may not realize how important it is to STRETCH/FLEX/GROW
– Engage with people: help them to remember why it’s important
– Be a leader
– Remind people of the benefits & help them to develop their “why”
– Stay connected & be helpful
4. The alternative is scary
– You will get hurt
– It’s not pretty when you’re rigid and fixed in place
– Consistently work on your flexibility (ie. your business skills) and after a while, your efforts will look effortless
5. It’s worth the temporary pain
– Being “stretched” is painful because you’re doing something you haven’t done before/going farther
– Payoff: You’ll be rewarded for your efforts. You get out what you put in
– Anything worth having takes time
6. No one will stretch if you don’t
– It starts with you
– You must be walking the talk of your business
– Be an example
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