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There is nothing more frustrating that trying to make progress and finding yourself struggling. For me, it seems to always be about my limitations or people. It can be very perplexing. What do you do? How do you figure it out? It’s complicated. Nobody cares, nobody listens. They're checked out.
For the past 20 years, I have studied,
There is nothing more frustrating that trying to make progress and finding yourself struggling. For me, it seems to always be about my limitations or people. It can be very perplexing. What do you do? How do you figure it out? It’s complicated. Nobody cares, nobody listens. They're checked out.
For the past 20 years, I have studied, researched and worked to figure out why. Through a lifetime of experiences dealing with the disappointment and frustration, I've finally come to understand and accept that it's complicated. At the end of the day, it’s my life. I own it. Yep, the feelings, the thoughts, the needs, and the wants. So how do I change it? I have to make choices. But not just any choice.
I began the journey by making the choice to enjoy God, enjoy others and enjoy myself. How? By letting go of what I don’t own…everyone else and their choices, feelings, needs, thoughts and wants.
The only way I'm going to see the progress I so long for, it has to start with me. After all, it's my struggle, they are my aspirations, they are my choices. I just wish it was easy.
What do you want? That can be a tough and tricky question that may not be so easy to articulate.
What is the problem you’re trying to address? What’s your present state? What’s your future state? How do we know we’ve solved the problem?
They say if we are going to achieve anything we have write it down. We must define what we want and hav
What do you want? That can be a tough and tricky question that may not be so easy to articulate.
What is the problem you’re trying to address? What’s your present state? What’s your future state? How do we know we’ve solved the problem?
They say if we are going to achieve anything we have write it down. We must define what we want and have a willingness to negotiate a meaningful commitment in writing. Once we have a vision, we plan, execute, measure progress, and make choices along the way. When necessary, we make tough choices. The complicated part…knowing what choices to make and when to make them.
Choices are about navigating the gap to make progress. The gap is the space between where we are today and where we want to be in the future; our aspiration, our vision.
The key to the gap is understanding ourselves and how we show up. It leads us through the choices we need to make in order to make progress on what we sincerely want. It opens the door for us to see what the next steps could be and allows us to make the right choices along the way. But we can’t do it alone.
We need a logical approach with tools, process, and perspective. We can help with that.
I remember my first business raking leaves for the neighbors. Of course, that led to successful businesses shoveling snow, mowing grass, throwing papers and doing odd jobs. That laid a foundation of service that enabled me to develop a well-rounded set of work experiences in retail, sales, manufacturing, engineering, coaching, speaking a
I remember my first business raking leaves for the neighbors. Of course, that led to successful businesses shoveling snow, mowing grass, throwing papers and doing odd jobs. That laid a foundation of service that enabled me to develop a well-rounded set of work experiences in retail, sales, manufacturing, engineering, coaching, speaking and being an entrepreneur.
One day I realized that I forgot a fundamental rule: “people are the key to my success”. I was so focused on results that I bulldozed people to get what I wanted. I just wanted results. Then it hit me. This is about relationships and not tasks. Relationships are the oil to the machine that moves us toward what we want.
All the books I've read, the intensives, the counseling, the coaching, the education, and of course, the victory and defeat in life experiences have taught me about a meaningful struggle to find my way, collaborating with others to accomplish more than any one of us could, and partnering with community to help me perceive what I see and understand what I’m hearing.
When it comes to our life and what we want, leadership starts with us. Then we can make the choices that will make a difference.
What's my success? Finding my identity through the struggle and frustration in the pursuit of what I want. That gives me direction and enables me to focus on what I want that energizes me.