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A recent study on success documented that successful people practice twice as much as their counterparts. Despite this evidence, only a few people actually practice for the work that they do. I don’t understand this philosophy, but some just say they want to be fresh and in the moment, so they write their presentations and then deliver it for the first time in front of the client. [...] That is when it hit me. It all started with a commitment to exert myself for just 30 seconds. That 30 seconds turned into an hour. That hour turned into a week, and then into 90 days. Those 90 days turned into 3 years. Now I am fit, and I am strong. Rome wasn’t built overnight, and neither was my body. I worked hard to get it this way and I realize that I need to continue to work hard to keep it this way. I can decide every day to use my 30 seconds any way I want to use them. When I engage I grow, when I vegetate I atrophy. This doesn’t just work for physical fitness, it works for everything we want to do. With growth comes a nominal amount of pain. Sometimes more than others. That is why we have what we call growing pains. It is OK to start slow. The pain does not need to injure us. It just needs to awaken our senses, helping us to see that we need to work to get back into shape. It all comes down on what we value and how we spend our time. When those two factors are aligned we feel less pain overall. [...] Remember, the real point of leadership is not to change others, but to enroll them in a collaborative effort to achieve a common goal. You are free to draw the line in your personal values, most of us even expect you to do so and respect you when you do. When we become secure in who we are, we become more free opening ourselves up to others, and that is when your effectiveness really soars. [...] I believe that one of the most challenging things is to walk into a room with the responsibility of leading. It is truly a sobering and humbling feeling. The pressure, when perhaps half of the team is secretly hoping for your failure, and the other half is hoping for something better than they have ever had before is intense. [...] Creating a healthy environment does not move the responsibility from the individual. He or she, must be willing to set meaningful goals, make decisions, walk with purpose, and demonstrate a willingness to move initiatives forward in the face of obstacles that threaten success. Most organizations value these behaviors, even when their cultures do not foster their development. [...] |
  
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