Do you need a coach? Can you use a consultant? Do your people need outside training? Consider Stephen Hawking's book A Brief History of Time, which starts something like this...
A well-known scientist gave a public lecture on astronomy. He described how the earth orbits around the sun and how the sun, in turn, orbits around the center of a vast collection of stars called our galaxy. At the end of the lecture, a little old lady at the back of the room got up and said: "That's rubbish; the world is really a flat plate supported on the back of a giant turtle." The scientist gave a superior smile before replying, "What is the turtle standing on?" "You're very clever, young man, very clever", said the old lady. "But it's turtles all the way down!"
While the origins of the turtle story are uncertain, the idea applies well to personal development for all of us.
As Swift Fox, I offer coaching services, yet I personally use coaches to help me keep on track. I offer business consulting services, yet I hire other consultants to help me learn and grow my business. I offer training services, yet I often attend training courses, sometimes on the same topics that I teach. I mentor business owners, yet I have mentors myself.
We can all use a little help. Even those who are in the business of providing help.
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