This past weekend, my wife and I had a great time at our “ENTHUSE: Set Your Marriage On Fire” retreat. We had a high energy, solution-focused weekend that was full of enthusiasm. I cannot wait to do our next one!
During the retreat, we identified our mundanians….. What are mundainians? Mundanians are those things that keep us from climbing to our God-given potential. They hold us back from living life to the fullest. They are the things that cause us to trade in a life full of enthusiasm for a mundane, mediocre, status quo life. Mundanians are enthusiasm thieves!
So, what do we do about those mundanians? I am glad you asked! Here are three actions we can take to help us overcome the mundanians in our lives.
- Identify Your Mundanian
Identify your mundanians. There are external mundanians and internal mundanians.
EXTERNAL INTERNAL
Finances Self-doubt
Other People Fear
Living Conditions Lack of Confidence
Busyness Lack of Focus
Geography Lack of Self-love
Those are just a few examples of the many possible mundanians. The external mundanians are those outside our own head (although the way we perceive those external mundanians are actually internal mundanians) and the internal mundanians are those thoughts we conjure up about ourselves and own situations. When you overcome your internal mundanians then the external ones are much easier to overcome. Identify your mundanians then move on to the next step.
- Develop an Intentional Plan
Pick one mundanian and make a list of steps to overcome just that one. Do not try to overcome all of them at once. Just pick one. You may need help with this step which actually leads us to the next step.
- Create an Enthusiasm Team
Get a team of people around you who believe in you and will encourage you as you fight through your mundanians. We all have plenty of people who will put us down, tell us we are just dreaming, tell us “it can’t be done” or “you’re not good enough.” Therefore we need to battle that by surrounding ourselves with people who will do just the opposite.
Find people who will lift us up, tell us to follow our dreams, tell us “You can do it because you have what it takes!” Find relatives or friends who are “fellow enthusiasts” who will be on your enthusiasm team. Develop new relationships with people who are already overcoming their mundanians in order to follow their dreams. Join a Chamber of Commerce, join a Toastmasters club, work with a coach, do whatever it takes to develop your very own “ENTHUSIASM TEAM”!
You can overcome the mundanians in your life. It will take some intentional change on your part. If you keep on doing what you have been doing, then you will keep on getting what you have been getting. Change your actions, change your life. Identify your mundanians; develop a plan to overcome each mundanian, one at a time; and create your very own ENTHUSIASM TEAM!
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Tommy Lanham uses speaking and coaching to bring the power of enthusiasm to those who are ready to inspire their fire! He’s on a mission to break the monotony of the mundane and mediocre by bringing as much enthusiasm to as many businesses, ministries, marriages and individual lives as he possibly can.
He is a dynamic, award-winning speaker who has been training individuals and organizations to ignite their God-given potential for 25 years. With a unique blend of Ziglar motivation and ragamuffin faith, Tommy delivers powerful, life-changing messages filled with humor, hope, and enthusiasm. Tommy empowers, entertains and energizes audiences to achieve extraordinary results and live a life beyond what they ever dreamed possible.
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