From a very Macro level, to a very Micro level.........we can break moments of life down into seasons, each one intended to prepare you for the next. Lessons as a kid prepare you to be a teenager, preparing you to be a young adult, preparing you for middle-age, etc... Each is a season of life from a macro perspective.
As you get more micro, each responsibility is a season preparing you for the next responsibility. Each success, each failure, each opportunity............prepares you for the next. Some seasons are short-lived by design, and some seasons can last a good portion of your life. The importance from one season to the next is improvement...........which means something different for everyone.
In order to find your purpose of improvement, you must first identify the season that you're in.........even though you may not fully be aware of the next season in which you're preparing for. A season of discouragement may be preparing you to be able to lift up others in the future............allowing you to share true empathy for what they're going through. A season of financial struggle may be preparing you to become a more aware steward during better financial times in the future. You get the idea........
One of my Pastor's once told me "you need to call life what it is." He taught me to identify what the scenario is, what the situation is, what the season is...........identify the struggles and the blessings within that season, and allow them to make you better.
You don't need to worry about what your next season is, you likely don't have any control over it anyway. You need to identify this season, and allow it to mold you.......but not define you.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Thursday, April 11, 2013
A New Mindset
I woke up this morning with this theme ringing loud and clear. We all have times when we need to hit the reset button, decompress, get away, recharge. Upon our return, if we approach the day-to-day in the same manner in which we were before, that recharge won't last long.
When we return from overwhelmed, we must approach things differently. It's not a change in strategy or skill set, but a change in mindset. A positive outlook, an assumption of success, the benefit of the doubt, a smile, seeking out a new relationship, the yearning for an influential conversation..................if any of these can be added into your daily mindset, you will see a major shift.
As salespeople, we have been given the gift of multiple daily transactions. These transactions are phone conversations, presentations, emails, and other interactions with people. As we approach each transaction, we are able to influence the tone and spirit (not always the outcome) of that interaction simply by the mindset in which we go into it with.
The people that you're interacting with will feel it, and feed off of it. Not only will things go more positively, but you will turn into someone that they will want to interact with more regularly.
When we return from overwhelmed, we must approach things differently. It's not a change in strategy or skill set, but a change in mindset. A positive outlook, an assumption of success, the benefit of the doubt, a smile, seeking out a new relationship, the yearning for an influential conversation..................if any of these can be added into your daily mindset, you will see a major shift.
As salespeople, we have been given the gift of multiple daily transactions. These transactions are phone conversations, presentations, emails, and other interactions with people. As we approach each transaction, we are able to influence the tone and spirit (not always the outcome) of that interaction simply by the mindset in which we go into it with.
The people that you're interacting with will feel it, and feed off of it. Not only will things go more positively, but you will turn into someone that they will want to interact with more regularly.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Lead with Positivity
I'm sure that I've posted on this in the past, but re-stating it is as much for my own benefit as anyone else's.
A team feels, follows, and operates as their Leader leads. If you as a Leader plan and approach with the assumption of success, the team will follow and move forward with that same assumption. If you project positivity, so will those around you. Positivity breeds positivity, just as success breeds success. Negativity feels "out of place" in a room of positivity, and will either transform or weed itself out.
There is a common saying that a team is only as strong as its weakest link. I don't necessarily agree with this. I would say that a team is only as strong as its leadership will allow it to be.
As leaders, we should work on surrounding ourselves with teammates that are better than us......then put the resources in place to exploit their strengths. All of this is nurtured through positivity. Your teammates will see it in your eyes, and feel it in your vibe. You can't fake positivity, you must live it. Your entire team will assume success as a result.
A team feels, follows, and operates as their Leader leads. If you as a Leader plan and approach with the assumption of success, the team will follow and move forward with that same assumption. If you project positivity, so will those around you. Positivity breeds positivity, just as success breeds success. Negativity feels "out of place" in a room of positivity, and will either transform or weed itself out.
There is a common saying that a team is only as strong as its weakest link. I don't necessarily agree with this. I would say that a team is only as strong as its leadership will allow it to be.
As leaders, we should work on surrounding ourselves with teammates that are better than us......then put the resources in place to exploit their strengths. All of this is nurtured through positivity. Your teammates will see it in your eyes, and feel it in your vibe. You can't fake positivity, you must live it. Your entire team will assume success as a result.
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