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KEYNOTESPEAKER
Admit It: You're Not Fine
■ By Mel Robbins
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our potential is limited by one
thing: you. You only do what you
feel like doing. You only do what's
comfortable. at's why you don't have
what you want. And you are not alone.
In a U.S. survey conducted by e
Conference Board, 55 percent of people
were unsatisfied with their careers. at's
the highest level of dissatisfaction since the
group began surveying business trends 23
years ago.
At some point, everyone feels stuck and
dissatisfied. Each one of us has issues we
believe we cannot overcome. You can't find
love. You can't start over. You can't lose the
weight. And because you feel hopeless to
change, you give up. You say things are
fine, you pretend it's all good, but on the
inside you know that you want something more.
Recently, I was sitting in the soaring nave of Harvard
Memorial Church listening to the Rev. Peter Gomes. Gomes
is a renowned theologian at Harvard University and has
been awarded 36 honorary degrees. Were I to pick someone
I believed to be immune from feeling stuck, I'd put money
on Peter Gomes. But in that setting he revealed, "We've all
grown tired of who we are. We long to become something
more and to become who we were meant to be. at quest
Mel Robbins will provide the opening keynote for
the 45th LTEN Annual Conference, beginning at 8
a.m. ET on Tuesday, June 14. Be sure to join us for
this kick-off event as Mel's energetic keynote sets
the tone for the conference.
to become who you were meant to be is the purpose of your
life on earth.
"I have grown tired of where I am," he said. "I am tired of
my small-mindedness. I am tired of my excuses. I am tired
of who I am. I am tired of pretending that I have it all
figured out. I want to become something more than who I
am today. Who I am today, is not who I am meant to
become. My quest is the same as yours. e question we all
face is: What are you willing to shed to become who you
were meant to become?"
Among all the brainiacs and overachievers filling the
rows, there was a collective exhale. Gomes admitted he felt
stuck, too, and allowed us all to drop the façade. We all long
to become something more than who we are.
ere is more in store for you than what's going on right
now. e problem is when you guesstimate the mental
effort, the physical effort and the perceived consequences
you'll have to deal with, getting whatever it is you want
seems impossible. at's why you throw in the towel. at's
why you turn on the TV every evening instead of going to
work on your dreams. You may be able to stop thinking
about changing your life for a while, but the feeling that
something's missing will stick with you.
You want to know how to live up to
your potential? Stop saying you are
fine. Admit what you want to someone.
And do the hard work to get it. I
promise you, if you turn off the TV
and you take the hard road, you will
get what you want. If you do what feels
uncomfortable, if you take the actions
you don't feel like taking, you can have
everything you ever wanted. Your
potential is within reach. You just don't
feel like reaching for it. ■
Mel Robbins is one of CNN's most popular on-air commentators and opinion writers, focusing on human behavior, and author of the
bestselling business book, Stop Saying You're Fine. Reprinted with permission from SUCCESS magazine ©2010. All rights reserved.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Focus Supplement 1 - Summer 2016
Focus Supplement 1 - Summer 2016
Welcome to the 45th LTEN Annual Conference
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Ad Index
Conference Agenda-At-A-Glance
Food, Fun & Friends: Making Connections in the Learning Village
Mel Robbins: Admit It: You're Not Fine
Sewa Beats: Communication in Leadership: Listening, Mindfulness and Music
Walter Bond: Peak Performing Training: Committed to Excellence
New GxP Track: Reaching More Life Sciences Trainers
Conference Sponsors: Supporting Conference Attendees
Learning Village Exhibit Hall Schedule
Learning Village Exhibit Hall Floorplan
LTEN Talks: Targeted Topics from Industry Experts
Get the App: Your Digital Conference Tool
Giving Back: The Pajama Program
LTEN Members: Why the Conference is a Must-Attend Event
5 Questions with Mary Myers
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