Brilliant - Really
Is brilliance within our grasp? There seem to be paths to brilliance for us; executive coaching, life coaching, personal coaching, performance improvement programs, etc. I'm pretty sure that the self-help section of the bookstore is still the largest. I googled "self-help" and got close to 25 million hits. Are these the same thing as "becoming brilliant?" I'm not sure. It's about becoming something. Often it seems to be about "becoming dependent." Not that that's the intent of all the authors, coaches and consultants but people who seek these resources often look for the "silver bullet" that will launch them toward success and happiness. They look for an easy external fix. At the first sign of difficulty we blame that failed approach and, since it is external, we need not take any responsibility for it's failure. We then can easily move to the next disconnected approach to improvement. If we experience any hint of success w...