PEORIA MAGAZINE March 2022

reaching our capacity. What prevents us from doing so? Excuses. Talking without listening. Unresolved negative emotions. An unwillingness to pay the price for experience. Habitual self distraction. We have to make choices that maximize our possibilities, and that begins with three important steps: Responsibility Capacity – Your choice to take charge of your life. Attitude Capacity – Your choice to be positive regardless of your circumstances. Growth Capacity – Your choice to focus on how far you can go. There’s more, but allow me to leave you with the Rule of 5. What five things must you do and ask yourself every day to accomplish difficult tasks? • Intentionality: What do I want to accomplish? • Practicality: How will I accomplish it? • Focus: How many things will I do? • Action: What action will I take? • Consistency: How often will I do it?

These may seem too simplistic, but that’s where you’d be wrong. The reason you don’t grow your capacity is because you don’t take the simple steps necessary every single day. I’ve followed these steps and seen great gains in my ability to accomplish things I never thought possible. You can, too, if you take action right now. You can’t manage your life if you can’t manage yourself. If you’re tired of the limits in your life, then guess what? You’re in the perfect place to create the change necessary to make the extraordinary impact you want to make on your world. The world needs you to blow the lid off your capacity. It’s worth the effort. I promise.

Maxwell wrote the book No Limits – Blow the Cap Off Your Capacity . While you definitely need to read the book, it all starts with this secret recipe:

AWARENESS + ABILITY + CHOICES = CAPACITY

If you truly want to reach your capacity, which allows you to reduce your stress, first you have to realize that change is necessary. You can grow your potential but you won’t get there by doing the same things you’ve always done. I had a 10-speed bike as a kid, but I rarely used anything above the third gear. Peanuts comic strip writer Charles Schulz once said, “Life is like a 10-speed bike. Most of us have gears we never use.” That’s heart wrenching. I want to use everything inside of me to make a positive impact on this world. Don’t you? Please say yes. In his book, Maxwell tells us to never assume that we’ve arrived. Becoming self-aware is essential to

Amy Burkett is the host of WTVP’s Leadership Series, a multi-regional Emmy Award-winning journalist, author of “The 7D’s to Your Destiny” and a certified John Maxwell trainer, speaker and coach.

PEORIA HEIGHTS CityLink Bus Route Improvements Coming Soon! • Faster, more direct service • Better access to grocery stores and employment centers • More service in high-ridership neighborhoods Schedule changes include: • More frequent midday service on Routes 1, 7, 10, and 13 • More frequent service on all routes between 5-6 p.m. 116 26 29 40 6 150 NORTHWOODS MALL EVERGREEN SQUARE WALMART 3 12 4 2 1 Galena Reservoir Prospect Allen War Memorial Lake Glen Glen Big Hollow Rd Knoxvile Townline Willow Knolls Continues north to Schnucks Knoxville PEKIN Koch Derby Broadway Court Willow Sheridan 14th 14th 5th 4th 5th 29 9 WALMART NORTH TO PEORIA 23 18 17 PEKIN INSET

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• Later service on Routes 3, 4, 7, and 11 • After 6 p.m., all routes improved to 60-minute service • Increased Sunday Service Use this QR Code on your mobile device to visit our website and start getting familiar with the new route system before the March 6, 2022 implementation date!

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