{"id":14568,"date":"2023-09-08T11:24:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T16:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/?p=14568"},"modified":"2023-10-05T10:12:45","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T15:12:45","slug":"whats-too-hard-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/whats-too-hard-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s &#8220;Too Hard&#8221; for You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14568\" class=\"elementor elementor-14568\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e8e911 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e8e911\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4468f63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"4468f63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e5c56 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11e5c56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d76223c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d76223c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We all have our mental barriers. Our limiting beliefs that create the perception that certain tasks are <strong><em>too hard<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 \u00a0As long as we harbor those beliefs, they will hold us back from pursuing goals with conviction.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>So I share this six-minute film strip to get you started.\u00a0 The message in this video helps us all to question things that we have previously judged to be <em>too hard<\/em>.\u00a0 And to instead find a way to ask <strong><em>What&#8217;s Possible?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c28385 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c28385\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discovering Your Negative Judgements<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2a5ce7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2a5ce7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our negative judgments of situations, other people and ourselves are highly contagious.\u00a0 As they spread, negativity prevails. This is how <strong>negative cultures<\/strong> evolve.<\/p><p>In this film snippet below, you will meet a high school football coach who discovers the depth of the negativity on his team.\u00a0 Unless he can influence a turnaround, his season and his livelihood are in jeopardy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Brock, a team captain openly expressed doubt about the team&#8217;s ability to defeat their upcoming opponent.\u00a0 Coach Taylor knows that if his team leaders have doubts, they&#8217;re defeated before ever taking the field.\u00a0 So Coach Taylor chose to take immediate action to influence his most influential team leader.\u00a0 The first major step toward changing a losing culture.<\/p><p>Watch how the coach shifts the team&#8217;s mindset within the span of six minutes,\u00a0 Is it just a movie?\u00a0 Yes.\u00a0 Will you allow that to limit its impact on you?\u00a0 If so, you&#8217;ve just discovered another limiting negative judgement.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91ef4f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"91ef4f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/Lqe1FT_9d4A?si=jvDqe7Z-NpmMyQok&quot;,&quot;end&quot;:387,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5102c29 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5102c29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9563c16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9563c16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Film: Read This AFTER Viewing the Clip<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aecab37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aecab37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><b>Facing the Giants<\/b><\/i>\u00a0is a 2006 American\u00a0<a title=\"Christianity\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christianity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian<\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Drama (film and television)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Drama_(film_and_television)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drama<\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Sports film\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sports_film\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sports film<\/a>\u00a0directed by and starring\u00a0<a title=\"Alex Kendrick\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alex_Kendrick\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alex Kendrick<\/a>. The supporting cast was composed of volunteers from\u00a0<a title=\"Sherwood Baptist Church\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sherwood_Baptist_Church\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sherwood Baptist Church<\/a>, and it is the second film that\u00a0<a title=\"Sherwood Pictures\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sherwood_Pictures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sherwood Pictures<\/a>\u00a0has done. Shot in\u00a0<a title=\"Albany, Georgia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albany,_Georgia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Albany, Georgia<\/a>, the film tells an underdog story about\u00a0<a title=\"American football\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_football\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American football<\/a>\u00a0from a\u00a0<a title=\"Christian worldview\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christian_worldview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian worldview<\/a>. The film made $10.2 million on a $100,000 budget.\u00a0<\/p><h5 style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Facing_the_Giants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia Summary<\/a>\u00a0<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b7b4c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b7b4c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Judging the Film<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ece8475 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ece8475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you knew in advance that this film clip came from a low-budget film with a Christian worldview, might you have been more likely to dismiss this?\u00a0 This is simply another example of a counter-productive negative judgement.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76610a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76610a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Finding Motivation for Yourself and Others<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bc2882 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0bc2882\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-554b3c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"554b3c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca9b9cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca9b9cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let&#8217;s revisit my opening question:\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><h3><em>What&#8217;s too hard for you?<\/em><\/h3><ul><li>What potentially important tasks have you chosen to <strong><em>avoid<\/em><\/strong>?<\/li><li>Which difficult or unpleasant tasks do you regularly opt out of because you believe they&#8217;re <strong><em>too hard<\/em><\/strong>?<\/li><li>To what extent have you allowed negative judgments and limiting beliefs to hold you back?<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>You don&#8217;t need to physically carry a teammate on your back. But you do need to find your own way of recognizing how your negative judgments are preventing you from pursuing what&#8217;s really important for yourself and others.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98282d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98282d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-153f9f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"153f9f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/too-hard.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-14640\" alt=\"Too Hard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/too-hard.jpg 500w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/too-hard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/too-hard-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3625f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c3625f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcf38e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fcf38e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More Motivation!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c83da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39c83da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The concepts of negative beliefs dramatized in <em><strong>The Death Crawl Scene<\/strong><\/em> have been around for at least 100 years. So too have negative judgements.\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var( --e-global-color-4723cc0 ); color: var( --e-global-color-primary );\">All the more reason to be more aware of yours and spread positive feelings.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-4723cc0 ); color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">So, I&#8217;ve shared some timeless responses:\u00a0 A Poem, Quote and a Children&#8217;s book.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Are these dated references?\u00a0 No doubt.\u00a0 How will their age affect your judgements?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd7dc37 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fd7dc37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4086ef5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4086ef5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9de869 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9de869\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>If You Think You Are Beaten<\/h4><p><em><strong>by Napoleon Hill from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/45GWlN4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Law of Success<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-14626 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/86ffa97b-889d-45f4-b4ce-3933bb6c578b-130x150.jpg\" alt=\"Napoleon Hill\" width=\"130\" height=\"150\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/86ffa97b-889d-45f4-b4ce-3933bb6c578b-130x150.jpg 130w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/86ffa97b-889d-45f4-b4ce-3933bb6c578b-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/86ffa97b-889d-45f4-b4ce-3933bb6c578b.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/>If you think you are beaten, you are;<br \/>If you think you dare not, you don&#8217;t;<br \/>If you like to win, but you think you can&#8217;t,<br \/>It is almost certain you won&#8217;t<\/p><p>If you think you&#8217;ll lose, you&#8217;ve lost.<br \/>For out in the world we dind<br \/>Success begins with a fellows will.-<br \/>It&#8217;s all in the state of mind.<\/p><p>If you think you are outclassed, you are-<br \/>You&#8217;ve got to think high to rise.<br \/>You&#8217;ve got to be sure of yourself before<br \/>You can ever win a prize.<\/p><p>Life&#8217;s battles don&#8217;t always go<br \/>To the stronger or faster man:<br \/>But soon or late the man who wins<br \/>Is the man who thinks he can.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8486fe7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8486fe7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-103c1ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"103c1ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-14625\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/henry-ford-118x150.jpg\" alt=\"henry ford, portrait, man\" width=\"118\" height=\"150\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/henry-ford-118x150.jpg 118w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/henry-ford-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/henry-ford-802x1024.jpg 802w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/henry-ford-768x980.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/henry-ford.jpg 1003w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 118px) 100vw, 118px\" \/>&#8220;<em>Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/h4><p style=\"text-align: right;\">Henry Ford, 1947<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7d0f2e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b7d0f2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d322488 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d322488\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For Your Children<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9f40b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9f40b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Little-Engine-Could-Original-Classic\/dp\/0448405202?crid=33U4FYMVA24MH&#038;keywords=the+little+engine+that+could&#038;qid=1694454969&#038;s=books&#038;sprefix=the+little+engine+that+could%2Cstripbooks%2C218&#038;sr=1-1&#038;linkCode=li2&#038;tag=chicaexecuc0b-20&#038;linkId=4199daee857935e125b2fc451f4046dd&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_il\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Little Engine that Could<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f335267 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f335267\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-836cc3d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"836cc3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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