Sharpen Your Mind for Bigger Results

April 16th, 2010 by Kristin Kopp

There’s a story about an old woodcutter who worked day and night. Despite his dedication and hard work, he was not only less productive than his fellow woodcutters who worked fewer hours, but he kept falling farther behind. How could this be?

The other woodcutters didn’t work such long hours. Instead, they spent some of their time maintaining their tools, sharpening their axes, and working on other equipment that increased their productivity.

When they invited the old woodcutter to take a moment to sharpen his axe, he told them, “I don’t have time. I have to work hard to make a living and pay my bills.” And yet — trying to cut trees without sharpening his axe guaranteed that he wouldn’t reach his goals.

What’s this got to do with Life Coaching with Kristin? A lot, actually. First, the old woodcutter had self-sabotaging beliefs. Had he taken the time to examine them he would have seen how his mindset was affecting his results.

He would have seen that his mind needed sharpening, just like his axe. But, the old woodcutter forgot that his mindset was responsible for creating his experiences in life. So no matter how hard he worked and how hard he tried to change his life, since he wasn’t treating the source of his experiences, he was doomed to failure.

It’s not how hard you work, it’s how smart you work that makes the difference.

Lumberjack_big Many people tell us, “I don’t have the time to work with a coach and examine my mindset; I have to work hard to make a living and pay my bills”. I doubt that they’re cutting trees for a living, but they’re making the same mistake as the old woodcutter. They’re ignoring the very thing they need to fix if they want to be successful.

Their intentions are good, their action plan is not. People who don’t examine and deliberately manage their consciousness operate on default beliefs that will absolutely sabotage their efforts.

Whatever you do in life, you need the best tools you can get, and you need to keep them sharpened up and in pristine condition. With over 30 years of experience, I offer the most powerful set of tools available today for living deliberately and creating success. Learn them, use them, keep them in good shape, and they will never let you down.

It’s not how hard you work, it’s how smart you work that makes the difference.

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Kristin

Kristin Kopp
Coaching and Training Leaders for over 30 years.
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