The Ride of your LIFE: Part 3

“Ogres are like onions...Onions have layers.”  Shrek

“You know, not everybody like onions.” Donkey

I love the Shrek movies!  But what could this particular scene possibly have to do with the amazing weekend I had at the LIFE Leadership Conference?

EVERYTHING!

Especially the talk Bill Lewis gave on Saturday about LAYERS!

Something happens to us, an event or words spoken, that creates a fear.  Then to protect ourselves we create a “layer” so that that hurtful area is not exposed to future pain.

We’re “cocky”, sarcastic, joke around ALL the time, have false humility, or act too serious and can’t laugh at ourselves.

Sadly, these layers are often blind spots that we can’t see, which means we can’t remove them by ourselves.  Only with the help of a mentor, who has no problem seeing our blind spots but is tactful enough to share the truth in love, can we hope to change them.

That’s just the tip of the iceberg Bill shared.  Hey, ya’ shoulda been there!  But you're in luck...he just happened to post a blog about it here.  I won't mind if you go there right now and read it.  But you will come back, won't you?!  I have one more thing to share with you.

Which brings me to my final point.  I would be remiss if I didn’t mention it.

We offer a business that educates people.  To say there’s something wrong with our educational system is a gross understatement. “I’m too young,”  or “I’m too old.”  You’re always the right age to start putting good information into your brain to start getting better results. 

In "The Magic of Thinking Big" by David Schwartz, he says that we are measured by the size of our thinking.  What are you doing on a daily basis to stretch and grow your thinking?  Remember my previous blog quote from Albert Einstein that said, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” 

That’s why it’s SO important to learn from others who have results in the areas we’re seeking improvement.

We are what we read, watch, listen to, and who we associate with.

That’s what LIFE is all about.  Becoming your personal best.  Which leads to a meaningful life.


Don’t ask what life can give to you.  Ask what you can give to life!