I saw my friend Keith recently in the weight room at the gym. I had recommended the book, “The One Minute Millionaire” to him and he was in the middle of reading it. I asked him if it was helping him to think bigger.
His response was very short, but oh so profound. He said, “not bigger, but bolder.”
I have been mulling on his comment for days.
The word “bold” has always held excitement for me. It seems daring, aggressive – something reserved for true power players. It hints at mountain climbing, African safaris, and high-stakes stock trades. Bold people are larger than life.
“Bold” is defined in the dictionary as: “fearless and daring; courageous.”
When you think “bigger” it could mean you will see the same future, only more of it. In other words, you could be lulled into just expanding the vision you currently have, limiting it to an already defined box.
But when you think “bolder” you are asking your mind to be more fearless, more daring in what you imagine for yourself.
Being bold would mean you would have to release your right to be scared.
You would have to act in ways that will shake up the comfort zone of other people in your life.
You would have to step out in faith (the epitome of fearless) knowing that you are never called to fail, only to succeed on a massive scale.
Where is God calling you to think not bigger, but bolder in your life and in your business?
How do you intend to answer that call today?
Take charge!
Ann Vertel
