The problem with learning something new is the first time you do it, it’s going to be wrong. You might be “decent” or have some “beginner’s luck” at it, but you won’t be great at it, you won’t be a master at it. You’ll simply be starting out, learning something new. And that’s where you should be, that’s why you have managers, leaders, peers, coaches, and mentors there, around you, to support you in getting…
You can start hard at the beginning, going, moving, taking hits, figuring what does and doesn’t work. You can falter in the middle, taking stumbles, the hits adding up, the confusion and frustration seeping through. But you always, always, finish strong, always giving your last push with everything you have.
Last week, we turned the clocks back – cue all the noise about Daylight Savings. The thing is everyone fell back. The question is whether you were willing to launch forward while everyone else was.
Great you screwed up. You did something wrong. You made a mistake. Now go try again – that’s the only way you’ll figure out how to turn the wrongs into rights. If you stop after one wrong, you’ll never get to where you could be right.
If it’s “not much” – chances are they aren’t as good as they should be. If you are the one running them and that’s your answer, I’d put a pause on them now. Of all the people in the room, you’re the one who needs to be getting the most from those meetings and if you’re not, well there is a big, big problem. And if you don’t know what you need to get out…