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Faizan
I was wrapping up my radio interview with John Yokoyama, owner of world-famous Pike Place Fish Market, when he made, what we call in coaching lingo, a "throw away comment".
It was just an off-handed comment spoken quite casually - but it was rich with insight. John had been sharing about the process he and his staff went through to uncover their vision of being world-famous.
Then he took a breath, paused a few minutes and continued, "I have to make a choice everyday to show up in a way that's going to make a world-famous difference. My regular limiting internal conversation is, "I don't want to." "I don't want to live my vision of creating a world-famous difference or world peace." Or, "I don't want to solve this employee argument right now." In the early days when I was working more at the market I would often think to myself, "I don't want to get up and go to work."
I was struck by his comment - even dumbfounded. Here was someone who had succeeded in a huge way with his business, and yet 23 years later in a radio interview John openly shared that every day he had to be aware of his limiting internal conversations.
Everyday he had to choose conversations that were in alignment with his commitment to make a world-famous difference.
Although we may choose an extraordinary vision to "be" in our business there is the daily reality of not always being connected to your inspiration or higher vision.
Many years ago when I first started my business my internal default conversation was, "I can't do this because I don't know how." When I first got my coaching certification my conversation was, "I don't know how to run a successful business."
I remember years ago when I began hosting my radio show my internal conversation was, "I don't know how to be a talk show radio host." When I became a regular columnist for a monthly women's magazine my conversation was, "I don't know how to be a columnist - who they heck do I think I'm fooling anyway?!"
It was just an off-handed comment spoken quite casually - but it was rich with insight. John had been sharing about the process he and his staff went through to uncover their vision of being world-famous.
Then he took a breath, paused a few minutes and continued, "I have to make a choice everyday to show up in a way that's going to make a world-famous difference. My regular limiting internal conversation is, "I don't want to." "I don't want to live my vision of creating a world-famous difference or world peace." Or, "I don't want to solve this employee argument right now." In the early days when I was working more at the market I would often think to myself, "I don't want to get up and go to work."
I was struck by his comment - even dumbfounded. Here was someone who had succeeded in a huge way with his business, and yet 23 years later in a radio interview John openly shared that every day he had to be aware of his limiting internal conversations.
Everyday he had to choose conversations that were in alignment with his commitment to make a world-famous difference.
Although we may choose an extraordinary vision to "be" in our business there is the daily reality of not always being connected to your inspiration or higher vision.
Many years ago when I first started my business my internal default conversation was, "I can't do this because I don't know how." When I first got my coaching certification my conversation was, "I don't know how to run a successful business."
I remember years ago when I began hosting my radio show my internal conversation was, "I don't know how to be a talk show radio host." When I became a regular columnist for a monthly women's magazine my conversation was, "I don't know how to be a columnist - who they heck do I think I'm fooling anyway?!"
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