I dreamed a strange dream in which my room was full of ladders. All shapes and sizes adorned the walls. Each ladder was part of a collection and represented people I had met and experiences I had along the way. Each ladder was vital for making me who I am today and represented the climb I had made beyond my original self. The menagerie of ladders was astonishing and made me wonder if each of these ladders made me who I was, who am I? The strangest part of this dream was that I just woke up in this room full of ladders; I could see no logical path for my arrival, I just showed up. However, I thought to myself that since I was there, I might as well have a look around. As I scoured the room I noticed that each ladder was unique; some were small and some very tall, but each whether it had one step or 100, was important to me and my character. No matter the size of the ladder, each had made an impact. But again, I wondered how I had never noticed this room before. If all of my reacting to life’s introductions had gotten me this far, what could happen if I took control? What might be if I chose the ladders that went in that room? Where would my life be then? Now that I am awake in this room of ladders, what will I choose? What will my ladders be?
Choose Up!
Nicholas Townsend Smith
The Expert Performance Coach
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