“Excellence can be attained if you…
- Care more than others think is wise.
- Risk more than others think is safe.
- Dream more than others think is practical.
- Expect more than others think is possible.” – Jim Gentil
This week we continue to dissect the above quote on excellence. This line which reads “Dream more than others think is practical” causes us to think about the Quadrant 1 part’s power of possibilities.
Big dreams are what build big lives and big businesses. Lofty ideals come to us all and it is the movers and shakers amongst us who get into action and do something with the big dream.
How often, however do others in your circle of influence act as the naysayers of your bright ideas? They tell you to be realistic and be practical and drop your silly notions of grandeur. They tell you to accept where you are at and stop shooting for the stars.
And it’s not only other people who rain on your parade. Probably the most persuasive, persistent and powerful opposition comes from within. Have you ever noticed that little voice within you that chats away? Have you ever noticed that this voice treats your thoughts of possibility with distain? You may detect internally generated limiting phrases, one liners, sayings or notions that throw ‘Cold Water’ over your inspiring ‘Dream’.
The future focused part of you that generates original, big picture and inspiring thought is what we term the Quadrant 1 part in the in8model. Intuition pays attention to infinite possibilities and the sea of information that is outside of your conscious mind. This is available to you if you open yourself to it and trust the form it gets delivered in.
The counterpart to Quadrant 1 is Quadrant 2 and this part wants to maintain order and structure as delineated from the past. This part wants to keep you safe and protect you from failure and dangerous situations. It prevents you from making risky decisions. This is your instinct. It is the function of your old brain that is geared to making sure that you are safe and that you survive. This part will take a current situation and reference any experience of the past that resembles this and fire off warning signals to you to avoid this current thought as it has led to danger in the past. Whilst the Quadrant 2 part has your best interests in mind, its main filter is security and safety so it will see any lofty dream as a threat to your existence.
The result of the interplay between these two parts will determine whether you are a creature or a creator in your life. Be aware of, listen to and act on your dreams and at the same time respect and acknowledge your instinctual warnings.
