There is an Instagram post making the rounds of a metal ball that takes three paths to get to a location. One is linear, with no obstacles, and no dips and the other two have varied paths going up and down. In the end, the paths that go up and down succeed and finish “first”. Not that being first is the goal, the purpose is to show that the straight, clear path isn’t always the…
When you describe the team you are leading, do you talk in the I or the We? If you talk in the I, then you are not leading a team, you are leading yourself. When you talk about We, you are talking about the team. Managers talk about the I, Leaders talk about the We.
At the core of being driven to accomplish a task will always be your attitude. If you are constantly complaining, whining, and making excuses for the task at hand, then you are not driven. You are simply plodding along on a course that is laid out for you. If you want to be driven, then you need to take control of the journey that is in front of you and make it your own.
The only way to grow, to maintain growth, is to stay uncomfortable. When we are comfortable, growth does not occur, we become satisfied, we “made it”, and we “are here”. But to grow, to get better, and to improve, requires shedding your comfort and becoming uncomfortable once more.
Run with it or let it go – no need to let that eat at you until there is nothing left. If you don’t want it, pass it along. But don’t give into the “woulda, shoulda, coulda” game – because that game just pushes you further to the edge.