8 Universal Principles of Stepping Up To The Edge

Photo by Harry Burk on Unsplash EIGHT UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES OF STEPPING UP TO THE EDGE 1. We are either now here or nowhere 2. Be in the now and you'll know how 3. Growth is the most important thing there is 4. Exceed yourself to find your exceeding self 5. In order to heal, you need to feel 6. Think less, be more 7. We are the sum total of our reactions 8. Don't try hard, try easy       - From Journey Into Power by Baron Baptiste Many years ago, I got my start as an IT consultant at a company called Coleman Technologies. I remember being impressed by their founder's father's lists of Rules and Laws that were printed on the back of everyone's business cards. Short, simple words to live by. I was reminded of this list of rules and laws when I recently re-reading  Journey Into Power. Jeff Coleman's Law 16: Grow or Die is akin to Baron Baptiste's principle #3: Growth is the most important thing there is. Growth of any kind, regardless of the measure, is progress. Look for ways in which you can stretch yourself, be a little nervous and step forward into your own greatness. We each get one shot at this life, be up to something bigger than yourself while you are here, and have the opportunity.