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Why has a Clydesdale never won the Kentucky Derby?
A Clydesdale is an amazingly beautiful, strong, large, and powerful steed, but it was built to pull, not for speed. A Thoroughbred is born to run but would not be the best teammate to pull a beer wagon.
When you fight your natural motivation in a vain attempt to win the purse, your needs will outlast your willpower. When life is a drag, maybe you are pulling the wrong wagon? When you pursue a career based on anything but your hardwired needs, desires, and personal strengths, you are horsing around like a Clydesdale seeking to win the Triple Crown. We chronically deny our natural needs at great risk to our well-being.
Do what you love. Passionately pursue your dreams. Develop and use your natural strengths. Minimize the impact of your natural weaknesses by managing around them. Know what you need to feel genuine satisfaction and develop healthy habits that consistently satisfy your needs.
If you do those things, you will be running your own race and are bound to win!
If you don’t really know what you need to feel satisfied, then complete a Reiss Motivation Profile. Send me an email at andy@adgrowthadvisers.com to schedule a personal consultation, and you can learn which of the sixteen human needs are most important to your sense of satisfaction. To learn more about living your strengths, buy a copy of my book, “Life Matches: Fire Up Your Life!” available from Amazon.com. Download free exercises from my book: Life Matches: Fire Up Your Life! Exercises.
Live the life you were uniquely born to live. When you do, you’ll be living Fired Up!
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