The way you see the world says a lot about how you lead, how you grow, and how you serve others. Whether you are a CEO, entrepreneur, or team leader, your perspective matters. So here is the question:
Are you going through life with a half empty glass, a half full glass, or are you working toward an overflowing one?
The Power of Perspective
I recently attended a powerful charity event for a veteran’s foundation. It was held at a beautiful steakhouse in Delray Beach. Great people, great food, cigars, whiskey, the works. The energy was electric.
But as the evening went on, I noticed one guest who could not stop complaining. The steak was not big enough. The cigar was not good enough. The bourbon wasn’t so impressive. He was surrounded by generosity, community, and gratitude, and still chose to find flaws in everything.
I turned to a colleague and said, “It must be exhausting to go through life like that.”
Because here is the truth: when you are always looking for what is missing, you will never enjoy what is already there.
Coaching is Not About Quick Fixes
Let’s bring this into leadership.
Say you are a business owner hiring a coach for the first time. You have an idea in your head of what coaching looks like. You’re thinking you need steps X, Y, and Z to reach your goals.
But a good coach has walked this path before. They know that steps A, B, and C have to come first. They know what needs to be in place to build a real, lasting foundation.
If you are stuck expecting the coaching journey to look exactly how you imagined it, you will miss the very thing you hired them for. You may not see the value. You will get frustrated. And you will likely quit before the breakthroughs begin.
Trust the Process
A great coach will never immediately give you what you think you need or want. They will give you exactly what you need at the time, because that is what leads to growth.
That requires trust. That requires patience. That requires shifting your mindset from half empty to half full.
The process might not look how you pictured it, but that does not mean it is not working. The best progress often happens behind the scenes. Quietly. Slowly. Intentionally.
Wax On, Wax Off
If you have ever seen The Karate Kid, you know exactly what I am talking about.
The main character just wanted to learn karate. But his sensei had him washing cars and painting fences. It seemed like a waste of time, until one day, he realized those repetitive motions were teaching him the fundamentals of defense.
The sensei knew what the student did not yet understand: you cannot skip the process.
The same is true in business. In leadership. In life. Sometimes, the boring stuff, the frustrating stuff, the unexpected stuff, that is the exact thing that is building your foundation.
Overflowing Starts With Belief
If you want an overflowing life, it starts with mindset. It starts with belief. It starts with trusting the guide you hired, the plan you built, and the journey you are walking.
Your job is not to have all the answers. Your job is to stay open. Stay curious. Stay committed. That is when everything starts to change.
Final Thoughts
Anyone can walk around with a half empty glass. It takes no effort to complain. But leadership, growth, and success?
That comes from learning to trust the process. From seeing the glass as half full, even when it is not yet overflowing.
And if you stick with it, if you keep showing up, if you believe in the people guiding you and the work you are doing, that glass will not just fill, it will overflow.
COACH MICHAEL DILL is an Award-Winning Certified Business Coach, global speaker, and published author. He is a proud ActionCOACH Franchise Partner as well as the President of Power & Ice Wealth Creation—a strategic leadership company that works with business owners, leaders, teams, and entrepreneurs to both develop a systematized and structured organization while accelerating their mindset, efficiencies, and effectiveness to grow both personally and professionally to achieve extraordinary results. He brings more than 40 years of business and entrepreneurial experience in his leadership, team training, and mentoring practice.