Coaching Corner: Wise words

By Marilou Butcher Roth

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too, can become great. When you are seeking to bring big plans to fruition, it is important with whom you regularly associate. Hang out with friends who are like-minded and who are also designing purpose-filled lives. Similarly be that kind of a friend for your friends.”

Mark Twain

All of us have our own “stuff” going on, so I don't want to make this a bad/good, right/wrong discussion. However, this quote invites your attention to your “bigness.” We all have the capability to expand ourselves and our business to the degree that we desire, and surrounding yourself with people who live with this in mind will provide the support each of us needs to create this in our lives.

Living large does not have to have any certain dollar amount attached to it. It is about you being the very best you that you can be, in whatever you undertake. Move beyond what you thought was possible -- take those next steps, dream that next dream! Enhance every area of your life by bringing your attention to it -- are you being your personal best, or just getting by? To me, this is about being in integrity with yourself -- the biggest part of who you are. It doesn't get better than that!

Marilou Butcher Roth

Marilou Butcher Roth is the owner of The MBR Group, a coaching and training company working primarily with REALTORS who have a desire to work and live from a more inspired place. She is also the Broker/Owner of Group REALTORS in Cincinnati.

Marilou is a member of the Ohio REALTORS Board of Directors and past chairman of the organization’s Communications Committee.

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