The hardest part of any problem-solving exercise is trying to find the right question to ask. The one that goes beyond the symptoms and looks at the root cause of what is happening and what you need to do to go forward to make it work. In some situations, it’s the question we don’t want to ask, the one we don’t want to acknowledge because changing our question to the right one would be an…
There is always the base work to get done before success is achieved. It’s called the Grind. It’s showing up, getting it done, learning more, trying more, failing more, succeeding eventually, never giving up, and working as hard as you can because one day, one moment, one time – you will have reached what you had hoped to achieve. You will have ground it out and the question is whether it will be worth it.…
We are assigned groups, divisions, departments, sections, and any other name you can come up with. But have you ever been on a team before? Not everyone has, but the moment you are, you’ll never want to leave it.
When you look at a team, you have to look at the potential, where they are, where they could go, what they can accomplish, what they can achieve, what they are made of, and what someday, at some point, together they will do. If you start with that point of reference in your mind, you can take them anywhere.
The hardest part of starting a new goal is accepting that you need to start it and taking that immediate first step. That first step can be any of the following; Paying the fee. Showing Up. Sending an email. Confirming your response. Signing Up. Saying Yes. Picking up the Pencil. No work is required at this stage, only commitment, and that’s the hardest part.