“It’s not the name on your passport that gets the attention,
it’s the light of originality that shines through you”
Geoff Thompson ‘The Divine CEO’
Imagine a life where you look forward to every day, secure in the knowledge that you will be adding real value to your clients, your colleagues and your business. A life where you are continually tapping into more of your true potential and discovering strengths and wisdom you didn’t know you possessed. A life where you are regularly stretching out of that safe, comfort zone and evolving into a much higher version of the person you are today.
Gallup polls reveal that people who play to their strengths every day are:
- 3 times more likely to report having an excellent quality of life
- 6 times more likely to be engaged at work
- 15% less likely to quit their jobs
Yet, at least 83% of workers globally are not playing to their strengths at work. They are not appreciated for the unique value they bring to the workplace, resulting in low engagement and motivation and reduced productivity and profitability.
Taking a personality profile in 2012 and applying the knowledge, changed the face of my business and my life forever. My life is now engineered to spend 70-80% of my time fully in flow, doing the work I was born to do, which adds the most value to my clients, prospects and
colleagues. Life is now so much more purposeful and fulfilling. Spending several days sorting out IT issues when my Mac was water damaged, reminded me just how draining and demotivating being out of flow can be. Everything became laborious and my normal happy
optimistic disposition became negative and gloomy.
- Reflection point:
How do you channel your time and energy into your specific area
of expertise? - How much of your time are you spending doing the work you love
and are naturally talented in? - How are you developing your expertise to be the Go-to person in your field?
Think of flow as being like a fast-moving river with the water flowing down toward the sea. It doesn’t matter what gets in the way of that water; it could be fallen trees or massive boulders; the river will circumnavigate all obstacles and it will reach the sea no matter what.
When you are working in flow:
- You are fired up, motivated and energised.
- You feel valued and alive!
- You spark up your creativity and solve problems like never before.
- You become a trusted expert who delivers excellence every time.
- You exude an air of authenticity and credibility.
- You engender feelings in others of security and safety.
- You consistently deliver at a very high standard.
You become more significant in all areas of your life. This is so much more than just being good at something or learning to do something well through experience and training.
When you are not in flow, work can feel hard and tedious. It takes much longer than it should because it is not your area of expertise. It doesn’t fire you up and it drains your energy. The more time you spend out of flow, the more de-motivated and less significant you will become.
So how can you live your life more in flow?
- Start by taking a profile test and getting real clarity on your
inherent strengths and challenges. - Look at all the tasks you do now and highlight which ones you do
easily and naturally that are aligned with your natural skills. - Delegate those tasks that drain your energy to people who can do
them better and faster and free up your time to do what you do
best.
There are so many talented freelancers who are happy to work on an ad hoc basis, as and when you need them which will free up your precious time to focus on what you do best.
Working with a coach/mentor will also bring many benefits – the different perspectives, the accountability, the deep questions, the challenges to your way of thinking or to a fixed mindset. Two heads are always better than one and it is all too easy to set goals and then just to let them
disappear into oblivion because nobody will know. Accountability to a coach/mentor will keep you moving forwards and taking leaps of faith you would otherwise have avoided.
The unknown is where dreams are made.
When you are happy, motivated, living in flow, doing the work you love; the feel-good hormones, serotonin and oxytocin are released and you are operating in growth mode. You feel and look well and you exude a magnetic energy which draws people to you who just feel uplifted by your intoxicating essence.
So, start living a life of true fulfilment and JOY where you develop a powerful and exciting energy that has an uplifting effect in your circle of influence and far beyond.
You will become truly Significant bringing the empowered version of YOU to every interaction.
