You Are Only at Forty Percent

Your mind is the biggest liar in the room.

It will tell you that you are at your maximum capacity long before you actually are.

Imagine this. You are sitting in a company-wide meeting, and a 5'7 blonde-haired speaker steps onto the stage. That is yours truly. I ask everyone to raise their hands above their heads as high as they can. People look around, shrug, and lift their arms straight up.

Then I ask them to raise their hands two inches higher. And every single person in the room goes higher without any problem.

Why? Because you and I stop at the point where it gets uncomfortable. We stop at the point where the mind whispers, “That is enough.” The truth is simple. The moment you want to stop is the moment you need to keep going.

This is where the 40 percent rule matters.

The 40 percent rule says this. When your mind tells you that you are done, that you are exhausted, that you cannot go any further, you are only 40 percent done.

You have more strength in reserve. You have more capacity than you give yourself credit for. You have more steps you can take, more effort you can give, and more potential sitting unused.

I do not know what you are going to face today, but your mind is going to tell you that you are tired. It does not matter if it is a physical task or a mental one. Your mind will lie. At that exact moment, remember this: when it tells you to quit, you are not at the end. You are at 40 percent.

Pause. Reset. Push a little further.
There is more in you than your mind wants you to believe.

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