Chapter 6CHALLENGE YOURSELF TO STRETCH

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.

LEONARDO DA VINCI

To launch yourself forward and live a rich life of talent expression, you need to be willing to stretch beyond your present comfort zone. When we say stretch, we are talking about healthy stretches. To get going, we’ll help you to see yourself through a new lens and give you tools that will power up your talent under every circumstance—not in some ideal world but right where you are today.

With today’s hectic pace, many of us already feel stretched to capacity. We’ve been there ourselves and have helped thousands of people to overcome these obstacles and move ahead. ...

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