By Wendy Lipton-Dibner

You’re driving down the road and see a sign that indicates the legal speed limit. You glance at your speedometer and discover you’re driving faster than the posted sign. Do you:

• Ignore the sign and go on as you were?
• Check your mirrors to see if the police are around?
• Automatically lift your foot off the gas pedal to slow down?
• Write a letter indicating your opinion regarding the unfairness of the posted speed limit?

Whatever your answer, this is a good indicator of whether you will achieve your goals and how quickly you’ll get where you want to go.

Speed limits are designed to keep us safe, but they also serve as metaphors for how we go after and achieve personal and professional success. Like so many of the rules we live, speed limits are created by people we’ll likely never meet. These rule-makers have determined how fast we can go in our lives – and if we don’t follow their rules, we must pay the penalty.

There are many rules we learn growing up that have a huge impact on us. For example, “Children should be seen and not heard.” This speed limit is typically established by parents so they can have peace and quiet at the dinner table. While that rule makes perfect sense for that situation, children who grow up under that rules subconsciously carry it into their adulthood. They go out to dinner with friends and sit quietly as others chatter on about the day’s events, not realizing that they are driving a speed limit that was designed for a different road. Is it that they are shy or do they simply need to shatter that speed limit?

What are the speed limits you’re driving today and how can you find out? Sit down in a quiet place and ask yourself one question: “What were the rules we were supposed to follow when I was growing up?” Make a list of those rules – no matter how silly they might seem. You might discover rules like, “Work hard!” “Please others!” and “Take care of your sister or brother!” Keep writing down all of your rules until you have a complete list and then ask yourself one more question:

“How are these rules serving as speed limits in my life?”

What rules are you living in your life?  Who created them? Are they helping you reach your destination or impeding your progress? Where could you go if you shattered your speed limits?

For each rule, write out how it is keeping you from being who you are truly meant to be and from doing what you really want to do. Then, one by one, cross the rules off your list and create new rules that will help you get where you want to go faster than you ever dreamed possible.

Remember: it isn’t that we shouldn’t have speed limits in our lives. The secret is to make sure the roads we need to travel to achieve our goals have speed limits we have chosen for ourselves. If someone tries to set speed limits for you – shatter those speed limits. Because life is far too short to settle for less than you truly want – in business or in life.

Wendy’s Mini Bio:

Wendy Lipton-Dibner is President of Professional Impact, Inc. and bestselling author of Shatter Your Speed Limits™ Fast-Track Your Success and Get What You Truly Want – in Business and in Life. Known internationally as a world-class speaker, Wendy is an expert in organizational and personal development and specializes in the psycho-social factors that move people to action. In addition to providing training programs for corporate, healthcare and non-profit organizations, Wendy is the founder of the Shatter Your Speed Limits™ Fast-Track Academy, a trusted advisor for doctors and leaders and serves as a speaking coach for top influencers worldwide. Her greatest pride comes from having helped hundreds of thousands of people get what they truly want – in business and in life.

Wendy’s Links:

Facebook: www.Facebook.com/shatteryourspeedlimits

Twitter: @wliptondibner

Websites: www.ShatterYourSpeedLimits.com

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Wendy and I met over a year ago. We are both part of a Mastermind Group that is run by Brendon Burchard, we meet three times a year in San Diego. Wendy stood out from the crowd instantly. She has this wonderful quiet and professional manner that instils confidence in those she talks to. Wendy’s natural ability to bring out the best in anybody is outstanding. I am truly grateful to be considered a friend and for all of her support :))

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