--- title: Demos with Dale - Outstanding in his field but he can't Progress description: Demonstrations of Metaphors of Movement with Dale Turnbull. Demos with Dale image: https://metaphorsofmovement.us/hubfs/Metaphors%20of%20Movement%20(16).png --- [Skip to content](https://metaphorsofmovement.us/metaphorsofmovementblog/demos-with-dale-outstanding-in-his-field-but-he-cant-progress#main-content) ![Insta Logos (1)](https://metaphorsofmovement.us/hubfs/Insta%20Logos%20(1).png) - Metaphors of Movement Courses - [Metaphors of Movement Levels 1&2](https://metaphorsofmovement.us/metaphors-of-movement-levels-1-2) - [Metaphors of Movement Levels 4 &5 - Business and Money](https://metaphorsofmovement.us/metaphors-of-movement-levels-4-and-5) - Workshops - [Leveraging Metaphorical Communication for a Change](https://metaphorsofmovement.us/leveraging-metaphorical-communication-for-a-change-landing-page) - [Communicating Identity](https://metaphorsofmovement.us/communicating-identity) - Advanced Development - [Mentoring Plan](https://metaphorsofmovement.us/metaphors-of-movement-mentoring) - [Practice Group](https://metaphorsofmovement.us/metaphors-of-movement-practice-group) - [Blog](https://metaphorsofmovement.us/metaphorsofmovementblog) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # Demos with Dale - Outstanding in his field but he can't Progress [Dale Turnbull](https://metaphorsofmovement.us/metaphorsofmovementblog/author/dale-turnbull) Aug 4, 2024, 10:31:42 AM   Welcome to Demos with Dale! A monthly video demonstration of Metaphors of Movement See below for a list of idioms from the session. I welcome all comments and observations. Demos with Dale ![MoM Video - Explanation](https://metaphorsofmovement.us/hs-fs/hubfs/MoM%20Video%20-%20Explanation.png?width=1200&height=900&name=MoM%20Video%20-%20Explanation.png)   **Idioms** **Right** - You could take steps in the right direction - But you would hit a line/barrier  - What’s right would take you away from the field that you're currently out standing. - Doing what’s right would move you in a different direction. - Now, sometimes we need to move in the right direction.  - But if you were to progress too far in the right direction,  - You might not be able to see the wood from the trees. - You might find yourself a little bit lost,  - You'd be in an environment that's very different to the one that you currently find yourself in. **Left and Back** - The background to this and what's left for you is pretty similar to where you're standing. - You've got a pretty natural understanding of the situation.  - And I mean, it's growing.  - You're outstanding in your field, and nobody can really argue that. - Or maybe you're outstanding in somebody else's field.  **Forward** - But what you look forward to is solid.  - It's unmovable.  - What you look forward to, rocks -  It could be said that what you look forward to is bolder than you. - Now, what's interesting about rocks is they're pretty reliable.  - They don't really move.  - They don't really go anywhere. - So what you're looking forward to is solid. It's immovable.  - But it's also stopping you from progressing. - You look forward to something quite sizable blocking the direction in which you're going.  - Maybe you look forward to rocking   **Identity Observations** Who is this person who ends up with a huge rock blocking their path? Oh, someone who's not paying attention to the direction they're going. Yeah. **Additional Note** After the session, one more idiom came to me, I said someone who end up here is someone who. Just Keeps their head down and just keep moving forward. This turned out to be how he operates a lot in life.   Want to be my next Demo and experience Metaphors for Movement for Free? 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