Kick ass and hold noses!

 Just read a great quote over at Robin Elliott's excellent joint venture blog:

General George S. Patton believed he was a reincarnated warrior leader. He said, “Now there’s another thing I want you to remember. I don’t want to get any messages saying that “we are holding our position.” We’re not holding anything. Let the Hun do that. We are advancing constantly and we’re not interested in holding onto anything except the enemy. We’re going to hold onto him by the nose and we’re going to kick him in the ass. We’re going to kick the hell out of him all the time and we’re going to go through him like crap through a goose!” He made no apologies and never compromised, in spite of massive pressure.

We're all guilty of "holding our position" at one time or another.  And that's only natural, because that keeps us in our comfort zone, right?

But how comfortable are we really when we're just "holding our position"? 

The possibilities once we get outside that comfort zone are endless.  And while that's exciting to think about, it's also pretty scary.

Because once we step outside the zone and start taking on "the enemy" (whoever or whatever that might mean for each of us), holding him by the nose and kicking his ass in true Patton style, then our reasons for limiting ourselves begin to disappear and we have to take responsibility for our lives - because there's nothing to hold us back anymore!

Love it.  Thanks Robin, just what I needed - a reminder that there really is no comfort zone, and that life is all about advancing, every day.

Have a good one.

Richard