What Is the Difference Between Ordinary and Extraordinary?
Just that little extra
The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. -Jimmy Johnson
This quote from Jimmy Johnson jumped out at me. Energized me. Wow! So simple. So powerful. For me, it was a sign from the Universe to reflect and ponder.
I’m a life coach and love this kind of stuff.
Is it possible for every one of us to be extraordinary? To each live an extraordinary life? To each do extraordinary things?
Yes.
We can all do extraordinary things. We can all choose to step away from the ordinary path that our culture promotes and step into an extraordinary life.
My invitation to you is to begin living every moment as though you are miraculous and deserve to live an extraordinary life. Fake it if you must and keep faking it until it’s real to you. The gift you will be giving yourself is a lifelong journey of discovery, one that is infinite and infinitely rewarding. Begin the journey. Today. This moment. Now. -Robert White
How?
It is a choice
The ordinary are here to fit into the world; the extraordinary are here to create their own worlds. -Matshona Dhliwayo
We decide to.
An extraordinary life is a choice to follow our own values, our own intuition, our own inner wisdom, our own definition of success.
What are the keys to unlock the extraordinary life inside us?
Know and live your values
To live an extraordinary life, you must resist an ordinary approach. -Frank McKinney
What are your values? What matters to you? What is important to you in this life?
We simply make decisions and take action in accordance with our values.
Using our values as guidance is very simple, very empowering, very freeing.
Step out of stability/comfort/knowing into learning/growing/not-knowing-yet
We all start at the beginning.
We don’t know how to do the thing we dream of.
We start by learning, growing, practicing.
We take a class, join a club, join a group that is doing the things we want. We surround ourselves with role models, mentors, coaches, teachers, more experienced people and we ask them questions and learn from them.
This is the fun part! Spend time learning what you are really interested in.
Be curious. Live curious. Be in beginners mind. It is okay to not know how. Start. Learn.
Get clear about your dreams, say yes to them, know that you deserve them
People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things. -Edmund Hillary
What are your dreams? Have you said Yes to yours, yet?
Yes I will. Yes I am. Yes.
Decide to have it. Just decide. Then start.
Follow only your definition of success
Something extraordinary happens when you dramatically increase the focus, drive, and intention you bring to your life, work and relationships. -Brendon Burchard
It is very empowering to follow our own definition of success.
It is very empowering to step out of the ordinary way of things in the world and follow our own way.
Each of us has access to extraordinary by following our definition of success, by following our curiosity, our adventure, our energy, our excitement, our interests, our creativity, our intuition.
We simply listen to and follow our own inner wisdom.
Eliminate all the stuff that doesn’t matter to you make room for what does matter to you
Eliminate and say No to all the people, projects, tasks, groups, friends, family, work that does not serve you and your dreams. Say No to the ordinary stuff that doesn’t matter to you.
Take action
We have one precious life: do something extraordinary today, even if it’s tiny. A pebble starts the avalanche. -K.A. Laity
The magic doesn’t happen until we take action, take a step.
We manifest an extraordinary experience and life by taking action towards it, doing it, being it.
Look for the opportunities (they are everywhere) and say Yes to them
Are you looking for the opportunities? The Universe is sending you opportunities all the time, every day, every where.
Start to look. Make it playful.
Do what inspires you
Life itself is so extraordinary and unique that the only thing keeping people ordinary is themselves. -Brandon Turner
We are all meant to live our inspired life. That is our purpose.
What inspires you? Do it. Start.
Celebrate the milestones on the journey, enjoy the journey
Be grateful that you are manifesting the path you really want.
Pause and celebrate your milestones, how far you’ve come, a successful step, your strengths, something that felt joyful, something that energized you, something that made you smile or laugh, ah-ha’s, learning.
Ordinary people believe only in the possible. Extraordinary people visualize not what is possible or probable, but rather what is impossible. And by visualizing the impossible, they begin to see it as possible. -Cherie Carter-Scott
I am a Life Coach & Small Business Coach. I help others get clear on the life and business they would love to manifest, know that they can have it, and help them choose it. Get all my articles, stories, tips, tools, and inspiration by signing up for my newsletter here.