+1: #690 Your Engine: V-12 or V-Lawnmower?

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Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Optimize plus one. Continuing our theme of seeking and conquering fear, let's have some fun with John Elliot and his wisdom from overachievement. Here's how he brilliantly puts it. I quote, working on techniques to manage stress is a bit like trying to win the Indy 500 by putting a governor on the engine of your race car or swapping out a powerful V12 for a V4 because it offers a quieter ride. He says, you wouldn't do that. Not if you were after the checkered flag, not if you were racing star Jeff Gordon. No superstar is about to give his opponents an edge. Nor should you by trying to relax when the pressure's on. So, important question. Do you want to win the race of life, or would you simply prefer to have a quieter ride? I actually say yes to both. Please. Ideally, we show up with the most powerful engine possible and we have fun learning how to handle that beast as we drive at record shattering speeds. Right, let's do that. Let's agree not to get so overwhelmed by the sensations of fear that we swap out our race car engine for a lawnmower engine, eh? A little PS here. More wisdom from John Elliot. He says, I have discovered that I cannot enhance anybody's performance without getting them. Not only to live with the butterflies that comes with high pressure jobs, but to embrace that kind of physical response. Enjoy it. Get into it. That's the first ticket to being a performer who thinks exceptionally and a little. Another PPS here. Another John comes to mind. JFK once said, don't pray for easy lives, pray to be stronger. Men and women.

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