Going with the flow is great until it starts going the wrong way. Then it’s just going somewhere you didn’t want to go, somewhere you didn’t want to end up. And now you’re wondering how you got here and where you go next. (Hint: It’s going against the flow).
A plan is only as good as it’s execution. Otherwise, it’s an elaboration of an idea. And we have plenty of those.
We coach for wins, not for growth. Growth happens behind the scenes, no one sees it unless they look deep beneath the covers. But it’s always there. So what would happen if we coached for growth instead, letting the wins happen when they happen, and see where we get from there? What would be the harm? What could go wrong? Just growth.
What’s for sale, only matters if you are buying. If you aren’t buying, it doesn’t matter what’s for sale. Deciding to buy something because it’s there isn’t going to entice you. Just like your customers won’t be enticed if only one day a year you are going to give them the same thing on a manufactured day at a reduced price. Why buy throughout the year? The goal then is to make them buy throughout…
Or better yet – “What’d you give?”