Man:  "Doc, my brother's crazy.  He thinks he's a chicken."

Psychiatrist:  "Well, why don't you turn him in?"

Man:  "I would, but I need the eggs."

Woody Allen

How often do we feed our illusions because they serve us in some way?

In the first step of the Living Into Greatness process, I talk about Awareness.  To generate Awareness, we identify the fears behind the situation or frustration.  Then we evaluate the corresponding illusion and the related beliefs and assumptions.  The last step in the Awareness process is a two part process regarding these fears and beliefs:

• What evidence do I have that this fear/belief is true?  What is it grounded in?
• How does it serve me to think/behave this way?

These questions are deceptively simple.  Many people might write them off because of that.  And yet, every single time, with the people I have coached, these two questions have shed light on how they are keeping themselves stuck.  Simple, but ground breaking.

What are you feeding that would benefit from a little examination?