Are you there yet?

I'm on the road for today's daily Biz growl, and my question to you is, are you there yet? Hi there. Brent Kelly of Bizgris with another daily Biz growl. Well, I'm recording today. I've been traveling, so I'm at a hotel room. And it fits in with the subject and title of today's Biz growl, which is are you there yet? Now, if you've ever been on a long car trip with young kids, you know the number one question that's going to be asked repeatedly before you ever even pull out of the driveway? What's the question? Are we there yet? Now, I've heard this question countless times on trips with my family, and after several answers, typically of, you know, no, almost, we're getting closer, just about there, we finally reach our destination. And good thing, too, because it's just before, I'm about ready to lose it. Now, I'm not blaming my kids or anyone's kids for excitement because it's hard to be patient when there's somewhere you want to go, somewhere you want to arrive. And the same is true with adults. We are impatient. In general, we want to get to our destination as soon as possible. If you've ever had a recent flight delay or walk behind someone who's taking their sweet old time, you know what I mean, right? We want to get a move on. We want to get there now. When I work with agency leaders, I work with producers, I often hear the question, are we there yet? But it's in a different form, right? Instead of are we there yet? I hear questions like, how long will it take until we achieve this business growth goal? Or how long do you think it'll take to train this new producer? And there's nothing wrong with asking questions to decide how soon you will arrive at your goal. However, there is a difference between arriving at a tangible goal and arriving at your growth goal. And here's what the difference is. It's mindset. Because if you think you've arrived, you've missed the point of the goal. And why? Because believing that you have arrived limits your true potential. When I first started my own personal growth and development journey as a young insurance agent in 2003, I first heard my favorite quote by the late, great Jim Rohn. And I mentioned this before, but I just love, love, love this quote. He said, work hard on your job. Make a living. Work hard on yourself. Make a fortune. At that time, I didn't fully understand what he was saying because I wanted to work hard. I wanted to take care of my family. I wanted to start to grow my business, and I wanted to arrive by hitting my business growth goals. As I began challenging myself, as I began learning from other successful people and hitting some of my growth goals, my understanding of this quote by Jim Rohn became more clear. Your growth and potential do not have a destination. And what I'm continuing to learn is that when it comes to growth and potential is that there will never be a final arrival point. I'm traveling this week. I arrived at the airport. We're used to that. So when I say there's no final arrival point, that may seem a bit discouraging for some of you, but it's actually quite the opposite. Let me explain what my leadership mentor, John Maxwell has taught me. John said this. Stop asking the question, how long will this take? And replace it with how far can I go? Stop asking the question how long will this take? And replace it with how far can I go? Setting goals for your business and your life is good, but don't let the goal limit your true potential. See, I believe that success is not about arriving somewhere. Success is about the person you are becoming in the process. I want to leave you with three final questions to consider that have provided me a great deal of reflection and growth. And here they are, three questions to think about as you move forward. Number one is where do you really want to go in your life? Number two, what direction do you want to go? And finally, and most importantly, what's the farthest you can imagine going? Hey, thanks for listening to today's daily Biz growl again. My name is Brent Kelly of Bizgriz, and to check out all my content and different programs I'm offering, make sure you go to brentmkelly.com or bizgriz.com to learn more. And as always, remember, go face your grizzly.