What are you doing just because you’re good at it?
Here’s a question I heard recently that made me uncomfortable:
What am I continuing to do simply because I’m good at it?
Read that again.
Because being good at something can become a trap.
You do it well.
People rely on you.
You get praised for it.
Maybe you even make good money doing it.
So you keep doing it.
But being capable of doing something doesn’t mean you’re still the person who should be doing it.
Linda McKissack put it another way:
“Choose before life chooses for you.”
I’ve been thinking about where I’m spending time simply because I’ve always spent time there.
What responsibility should someone else own?
What am I holding onto because it’s comfortable?
What could I release that would create room for whatever is next?
Growth isn’t always about adding another thing.
Sometimes the next level requires letting go of something you’ve become really damn good at.
So…
What are you ready to release?
Go live life on your terms,
Marcus