This is from June 2014…
It amazes me how quickly time passes…
This concept lives with me everyday and I try to remind myself in every interaction…
speak to the GIANT inside that person’s heart and soul…
because only if you speak to the GIANT… will the GIANT emerge!
I hope you enjoy… Nestor
LIVING AMONG GIANTS!
I was on a long run on Saturday morning and my mind was racing. I was mindful of my thoughts as I ran through a gorgeous sun filled day…
“I live among GIANTS…” was the thought that kept running through my head as I ran through the woods…
I see amazing people all around me – The people I meet, the people I work with, the boys I coach, my friends, my family… all GIANTS. Even the stranger I pass on the street… the homeless man on the corner…
I see the GIANT in YOU!
It is so clear to me… as clear as a sunny day. There is a GIANT inside of you that can change the world.
That is why I virtually never get side tracked by that little person, protecting the giant.
The little person is the one who is
insecure
unsure
angry
distracted
confused
lost
tired…
And that little person lives in all of us also.
The little person protects the GIANT… as the GIANT often sleeps. (I think someone wrote a song about exactly this point ;-)
When I meet people, I work to meet their GIANT. I look for that amazing person that lives inside of them. I speak to their potential. I speak to their intent. I speak to their ambition. I speak to their dreams… I speak to the vision that I know they have of themselves, but aren’t committed to unleash.
I also speak to the little person, who protects them. I speak to them with the empathy and the insecurity of my little person. I try to make friends.
We all know, on some level, that there is a GIANT living inside of us. There is a version of ourselves that is capable of greatness. Some of the little people don’t know what they are protecting. But, they know it is someone special.
Let me take a small tangent (and let the little person and the GIANT rest for a moment)…
Harmony is…
Embrace the absolute truth of the moment (or in this case of who you are), to then expand it into the reality of what you want (or in this case who you want to become).
Close your eyes and accept, realize that there is a GIANT already living silently inside of you
and find it
and set it free.
It is that simple. But, you need to stop listening to the little person - to the doubt, the noise , that hesitation…
So many people get confused, and spend their lives talking to the little people protecting our GIANT. They confuse the two, or they can only see the little person.
You can’t make the little person into the GIANT… you have to get the little person to STEP OUT OF THE WAY!
The little person is EGO.
The little person is FEAR.
When I coach my soccer team… I see the Pele in each of my players. I see the spark. I see the FIRE. I see the heart that can make magic happen.
And, I speak to THAT GIANT sitting inside those innocent minds…
I don’t speak to the little person inside the boy’s head who is afraid to make a mistake. Not to the little person who sees himself as not good enough, or too good for the rest. But, I speak to the GIANT inside of my boys, who knows he is a competitor… who knows he is part of a great team… who knows he can make a difference.
And, so often on the field,
when I least expect it… I see that GIANT come to life.
I can see it in their eyes & in their smile…
when the GIANT takes over…
I believe this about all “things” that are made up of human beings; teams, organizations, companies…
Companies have GIANT versions of themselves, sleeping inside of them. Every team, every company, every group, every relationship - has a GIANT version of itself...
There is a GIANT inside of all of us – a GIANT that we dream about, that we aspire to, that we know exists.
Most people don’t see him.
Most people don’t talk to him.
Many people don’t even acknowledge his existence!
But we KNOW…
You and I do…
We know deep down inside that we are capable of greatness.
We know deep down inside that we are capable of making a lasting IMPACT on our world!
Speak to the GIANT in those you know and love…
Speak to GIANT inside of your own heart…
Can you speak to him (or her)?
Can you see her (or him)?
Smile…
know that you are not alone.
Whether you are on a nice long run,
or sitting on a beach,
or driving in the car,
or in a meeting
or at the dining table...
Look around.
Look into their eyes.
…Don't be afraid.
You are living among GIANTS…
Speak to THEM…
Don't ignore the little people protecting them.
Be gentle with them.
But SPEAK to the GIANT in the people you know... and love…
WAKE them from their SLUMBER…
and WATCH THEM COME ALIVE!
in harmony,
Nestor