Of course, we don’t. That’s why we’re asking. A more accurate (and received response) would be – “let me explain”. Because that’s what will help me learn.
We romanticize failure infinitely too much. Yes, to grow you need to fail. But if you are failing all the time and in a spectacular fashion, perhaps the goal shouldn’t be to keep failing but to find a way to generate a win so you can build on that. At some point we need to succeed.
Next is what we are all after. We don’t always know what next is, but we know it is the next thing that we want to go for, it’s the next thing we want to achieve. The goal then is to figure out what you need to do, to get to Next, and start the plan to get there. Sounds like lots of “thinking” work and not enough “doing” work, but if you’re not willing…
At some point in the mentoring process, the mentor sees the problem at hand. They realize what is holding back their mentee and what needs to be done before they move forward. It’s akin to the clicking moment that many coaches experience when someone they are working with “gets it”, in this case, it’s the mentor that has realized what the problem is. The dilemma, in this case, is a back and forth conversation that…
They say that showing up is 80% of the battle, you do that, you show up, and theoretically, no matter what you do from there, you should still be solid with your team. Perhaps as an individual, this rule applies, but as a leader, it can’t. No one needs a leader to show up and stand there, what use is one more person, standing there and not “doing” anything. If you are just “showing up”,…