You are BRILLIANT - now what?

Otto Siegel • January 6, 2020

Genius Tip #514


Long-term or Short-term?

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"Who are you?"

"I am a Genius Coach." - WRONG

The questions points to a 'being' level, my answer comes back on a 'doing' level - a classic and profound mismatch. It might cause brain fog when it comes to setting goals or intentions for the year ahead or even beyond that.

BEING myself means to challenge current imitations with curiosity and fun, having creative people to include and inspire in this quest and knowing in my guts that my future will be even brighter than my past.

This foundation fuels my passion on the DOING level to support children, young adults and adults to create an unlimited future with many options for themselves and to find always more creative and playful professional ways to do that.

With this background in mind, setting goals or intentions has to be joyful and appealing: How about 30-year goals:
To hike the Tour de Mont Blanc in 2050 - a strenuous 5-day dream hike from Italy to Switzerland and back to Chamonix/France
To win a Giant Slalom on the Stubai Glacier in Austria against my daughter Julia and her son Moritz (currenty 4 years old) in November ot 2050.

How does a little "Mission Impossible" inspire you?

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