This lizard definitely was uncertain and didn’t seem very confident as he finally began to move forward toward his destination. Do you ever start your journey scared or do you start thinking and focusing on all that could possibly go wrong? Do you think this train of thought might help or hinder your reaching your final destination?
After some time, Mr. Lizard became comfortable enough to start to move a little more freely, after having stood absolutely still for about 15 minutes and having made zero progress. Lizard starts his journey with a sprint as he moves forward in the direction of his destination.
How often do we start off all psyched and are completely focused on our goal and then…
Then it happens! Something catches his attention and he freezes. In a moment of indecision he looks to retreat and then scrambles back to where he started. Have you ever had a moment of indecision or fear which paralyzes you, bringing with it the doubt and uncertainty of whether my decision was right and maybe cause you to stop or to retreat back to where we started – having made zero gain!
Lizard now freezes in place and waits again until conditions are right to restart on his journey. You have to give him credit for not giving up! This time he gets about a foot from his starting point and freezes in place. A person is walking by. As the person approaches, he high tails it in another direction, a direction opposite of his destination. Perhaps, one of many possible distractions in life? Do you ever get distracted from what you are doing and does that distraction ever take you off course or take you away from making progress toward achieving your destination or goal?
And yes, there are obstacles that do get in our way and sometimes these obstacles, whether actually there or just in our heads, cause us to give up and look for another opportunity or perhaps an easier journey, then another and another – never reaching our final destination in any of them! We start and we start and yet we never finish? And we always with a good reason! Have you even seen this happen to someone? Maybe someone closer to you then you are willing to admit?
Well let’s find out in the last post of The Lizard and the Goal!!
About operationrenewal
Ron Dilbert, the son of a World War II Veteran, is well on his way to his achieving his personal goal of touching the lives of at least 100,000 military service members, their spouses and their Children by December 1, 2012 through individual and group coaching, as well as workshops and retreats.
Ron Dilbert knows first-hand how very hard it is to raise a happy, well-adjusted child as a single parent. He knows because he has successfully done it for the past 21 years. Since his son, John, turned one, Ron has guided them through many of life’s challenges – including the emotional trauma of John’s absentee mother, John’s surgery at age 2 (and the helplessness all parents feel), and the everyday struggles faced by single parents around the world.
Like steel through the flames, Ron is living proof that we all can make it through and come out better people, better parents, and foster a loving and deeply connected bond with our children. The relationship this father and son share is the direct result of hitting home runs with the curve balls life throws at us.
Ron’s burning desire to help other Single Parent Families succeed in today’s fast-paced, media-driven world and enjoy the same loving bond he has with his son, has led him to create Operation Renewal - A training company dedicated to bringing together Military Families by providing them with the tools and resources needed to raise the next generation of happy, healthy adults and to keep the family together through each deployment.
Offering workshops such as “Stress Management for the ‘Geographically Single’ Parent Family”, “Riding the Whitewater Rapids of Deployment”, “to name a few. Ron’s experience-based coaching guides individuals and families through the laughter and the tears.
Calling on his 22 years of experience as a single parent, Ron Dilbert now shares his experiences, expertise, and proven techniques for success. Using these to guide and empower Mothers and Fathers into becoming Positive Force Parents - enabling them to form deeper bonds with their children who in turn grow into successful adults.
Ron Dilbert is a Certified Elite Trainer and a certified “Train the Trainer” trainer and coach with an extensive background in accelerated learning techniques and has shared the stage with some of the top accelerated learning trainers and professionals in the world including T. Harv Eker, David Wood, Rob Riopel, and Blair Singer. He is the Founder, President and Driving Force behind Operation Renewal.
Audiences are engaged, energized, and transformed by Ron’s high-energy delivery and compassionate style. Using ‘breakthrough’ techniques and high involvement, ‘accelerated learning’ technologies participants learn faster, remember more, and see maximum results. The changes in people, in their lives, and in their family’s lives are immediate, remarkable, and permanent.
Ron Dilbert’s motto is “Strengthen families through separation” and he succeeds at this by using his unique ability to help others breakdown personal barriers and opens their eyes to the infinite possibilities of life.
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