What got you here, is not what is going to get you there. The question then is are you willing to do something new to get you there?
There is an inner monologue that plays on a loop within us on a daily basis. It is our narrative, the story we have written, but never put to keyboard or paper. Our narrative forms our worldview and when they are challenged, we push back. Why? Because that narrative has guided our life, our career, and our well-being for as long as we can remember. We have had back and forth conversations with our narrative…
You work with them individually. You work with them as a team. You put in the time and effort to teach them the good, the bad, and the ugly. You coach and mentor them through every struggle and triumph. But the team only grows when you do one thing. Step back and let them run themselves.
I had the longest streak running in writing, it’s the second time I had a long one going, this one was for 883 days, I was closing in on that magical number and then Mother Nature stood up and said – “Not today.” Seriously that is what happened. And we are back at Day 4 on the way back to 1,000. Such is the life of a streak, easy to start, difficult to maintain, a…
Did you accomplish what you wanted to accomplish? Even more, did you leave with the feeling that it was all worth it? Then figure out what will get you back to that feeling and make it happen. At the end of the day, you don’t want to be constantly looking back and wondering what you accomplished or why you bothered.