Important Advice from Cher

Happy Monday & happy belated Pride to all who celebrated yesterday!  In honor of Pride, I chose today’s quote from the inimitable Cherilyn Sarkisian – better known to the world as CHER!  This quote is in some ways a variation on the Jeff Bezos quote from a few weeks ago about not fearing critics https://restaurantlifer.com/2017/05/29/go-make-a-ruckus/. 

While similar sentiments, I think there is one important distinction.  Bezos spoke to me primarily about naysayers.  Cher speaks to me more about the toughest critic of all: oneself.  As much as the world may try, the only one who can really make you feel foolish is yourself.  In order to do great things, or to be “great,” you have to be ready to face down the boundaries we place on ourselves.  We have to try to operate with enough confidence and belief in ourselves to not worry about getting out of our comfort zone.  It takes a lot of courage to test the boundaries of where we are comfortable.  It is at this margin, where the pursuit of greatness begins.  If you can defeat this fear of looking foolish, you can do amazing things.

Tony Robbins says the something similar in even more direct terms – “life begins at the end of your comfort zone.”  Get out there this week, and figure out what you would do differently if you didn’t have to worry about feeling foolish.   If you find something, give it a try!  I’ll be really happy to see you on your way to achieving greatness!   Let me know how it goes.

Speaking of feeling foolish – I just worked Jeff Bezos and Cher into the same post on a management blog!