You Don't Know What You're Missing

I saw a sign outside a small Gift shop as I was driving on the weekend which was promoting all the great things they had inside their tiny shop... essentially it was saying 'You don't know what you're missing...'

The shop is on a corner of a reasonably busy road, and so every day many, many people would drive passed it - at least once each day - and never stop to see what was inside.

I found the phrase got stuck in my head and as I considered it across the day, it rang more and more true.

If something is 'missing', then you don't, and can't know 'what' it is you are missing. 

What exactly does that mean for you?

What 'you're missing' -

• Are you missing details in your execution?
• Are you missing a point that's trying to be made by someone else?
• Are you missing a level of education, or training that would otherwise catapult you to the next level?
• Are you missing the mark in your communication with others?
• Are you missing a bigger picture 'point' of why you're doing what you're doing?

It's been said that it's what you don't know that can trip you up, or hold you back. 

We all have blind spots, areas where we cannot see objectively, areas that are by their very existence a point of weakness.

That's why we can all benefit from objective support, feedback and challenge from strong friends, or family, a coach, or mentor.

We all have moments of thinking there must be more, or literally asking 'what am I missing?'. The next time you have one of those moments - maybe even like now - choose to have a closer look...

Who do you have in your support network who can help you get some perspective on what you might be missing? 

How can you take one step to broaden and clarify your view of your situation, options and end goal?

Who knows what you might find inside...