You miss a deadline. You miss an event. The work you put in didn’t pan out. The code you wrote still doesn’t work. The rules are broken. The game is old. Time to get back, time to build something new, time to refocus and not forget why you got started here in the first place.
A not often asked question, how many meetings can you handle in a week and still be productive? We take away meetings giving you back 10 minutes, an hour, a day – but does that come close to getting to your threshold or is it the equivalent of removing some kindling from a burning fire? Your weekly meeting threshold is like the bug bar, when you reach it, you don’t blast through it, you figure…
How you get to where you want to get to, matters more, so much more than getting there. It defines who you are, what you are capable of what you hope to achieve, and how you are going to do it. Everything is about the journey to get there, the road you take, the path you lead on. It can be only, but it’s better than regretting your choices later on.
If you can’t handle the downs or act the same way when things go wrong. You probably don’t deserve the success or the wins that come along with it. Anyone can lead in the best of times, anyone can lead when things are going well. It takes a special few who can lead when things are going wrong.
Anyone can lead. Anyone can get a job or hold a position that has some time of leadership role to it. And yet, not everyone can lead with intent. Not everyone can commit to it, focus on those they lead, develop programs for their growth and development, take them out of the fire, and lead them somewhere different. But those who do, get the most out of what they do, put in the effort, stand-alone,…