CHAPTER 6

Not All Hurdles Are on the Outside

  • Extreme self-trust and do you look funny on your horse?
  • The back-seat barrier
  • Past as a precursor
  • The blame game
  • Whale talk and the Jonah complex

Not all barriers to a situation will be due to external factors. There is a rich world of inner barriers that contribute to untenable situations. These inner barriers and the beliefs that sustain them must be addressed to make progress. This chapter describes the surprising inner conditions that are related to untenable situations.

Extreme Self-Trust and Do You Look Funny on Your Horse?

You can’t lead a Calvary charge if you think you look funny on a horse.

—John Peers

Not only does high performance require vision for the future, it also requires belief. ...

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