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Arianna Huffington Arianna Huffington political powerhouse. media mogul. author.

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John Hittler John Hittler seemingly impossible creator. game changer. transformation coach.

John Hittler coaches teams and individuals to transform their lives by design and choice, partnering with them to create significance in their lives. [www.evokinggenius.com]

I’m very clear about my unique ability, which is to create seemingly impossible outcomes. I was put on Earth essentially to do the impossible. Other people say, “There’s no way you can do that,” and I say, “Hmm. Maybe.” When I’m excited about getting up in the morning, when I’m looking forward to a big day, it’s because I get to play in that arena.

The discovery of connecting with my unique ability was really helpful. It hadn’t dawned on me that I could do some things that others had no clue about. It took a while to figure out that this ability is something I was given – I would say by the hand of God. Why did I get this? If I got it, there’s a reason, so maybe I’d better use it. Maybe I’d better use it all the time.

We sometimes don’t connect with what’s meaningful to us because it’s scary as hell to own that power. Once you connect with that one gift you got that no one else has, there’s a responsibility, there’s an obligation. If you’re the one person who has your one true gift, your unique ability, your genius, then what are you doing sitting at home watching TV all the time?

I find that it scares the crap out of most people to realize about themselves that, “Wow, I can actually move mountains.” Maybe they can cure people, or help out in some other significant way. What if their whole life were about that? In my experience, to most people that’s scary beyond belief because then they’d have to own their full power.

There are clearly so many people suffering and hurting, but also focusing on their own pity party. The chances are good that if they were doing something meaningful, contributing somehow, using their gift, their life would have so much more significance.

They’d have to admit they’re responsible for their own life, and they don’t want to be. They’d rather lay the blame elsewhere, like say it’s because of Obama that they don’t have a good job. You’re going to blame this on the president? Give me a break. Go get the life you want.

John Hittler

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