"Good judgment comes from experience; experience comes from bad judgment."
- excerpt from "The Normalization of Deviance" by Bob Gunn
I enjoy speaking with EXPERIENCED, MATURE leaders to better understand the "shortcuts" to success. In these discussions, commonly, the "success suggestion" is EXPERIENCE. What does that really mean though?
It was this very thought that made the above quote STRIKE home with me. What makes a GREAT salesperson? LOTS of "failed" sales calls. What makes an EXCEPTIONAL manager? Multiple NEGATIVE employee interactions? And what makes for an EXCELLENT parent? Plenty of "I'm Sorry's" along the way.
The STRENGTH of human beings is that we have the ability to REASON and REFLECT. We can LEARN from "experiences" and MODIFY actions to create favorable results the next time.
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
I BELIEVE the gap between SUCCESS and WANTING is the bridge of FEAR. As we overcome our ANXIETIES and allow ourselves the RIGHT to "experience," we begin to walk the success path.
It is only from our "failures" that we REFINE and FOCUS our efforts, such that we become efficient in finding the correct success behaviors.
Do NOT allow fear to keep you from EXPERIENCE. It is that EXPERIENCE that will lead to the demise of FEAR and the REALIZATION of SUCCESS!!
Have a great weekend!
Cheers,
Zach
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Executive Team:
Zachary Barker, Publisher
Nancy Dubuisson, Editor
Morning Motivator - Your Rise to Greatness
"It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him."
- John Steinbeck
I grew up an ATHLETE and around sports my whole life. I am still AMAZED to this day at how GREAT teams play terrible against bad competition and TERRIBLE teams play great against top competition. How is this POSSIBLE?
When I read this quote it really hit home. It is the MINDSET of the team or individual that defines the CAPABILITY. Think about a new job... In the first months its CHALLENGING and then you DECIDE you are good at it, thus EXPECTING greater performance - then what?
Exactly! You start to SHINE. Upon your DECISION that you expect to be excellent, the emergence of excellence follows. Just as in sports, as your personal expectations are CONCEIVED, your performance follows suit.
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
As we see in sports and professional performance, it is your EXPECTATIONS that drive behavior. This creates a very SIMPLE approach to your success path... Expect BETTER of yourself.
By changing or ENHANCING your attitude about what you are CAPABLE of achieving, you automatically program your subconscious to CREATE more and better opportunities. FOCUS your mind on results and allow your ACTIONS to support your new expectations.
Cheers,
Zach
*To enjoy past editions of the Morning Motivator go to – http://grow-learn-lead.blogspot.com
The Morning Motivator is a copyrighted publication. The use of this article is open for print or publication with proper citations.
Executive Team:
Zachary Barker, Publisher
Nancy Dubuisson, Editor
- John Steinbeck
I grew up an ATHLETE and around sports my whole life. I am still AMAZED to this day at how GREAT teams play terrible against bad competition and TERRIBLE teams play great against top competition. How is this POSSIBLE?
When I read this quote it really hit home. It is the MINDSET of the team or individual that defines the CAPABILITY. Think about a new job... In the first months its CHALLENGING and then you DECIDE you are good at it, thus EXPECTING greater performance - then what?
Exactly! You start to SHINE. Upon your DECISION that you expect to be excellent, the emergence of excellence follows. Just as in sports, as your personal expectations are CONCEIVED, your performance follows suit.
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
As we see in sports and professional performance, it is your EXPECTATIONS that drive behavior. This creates a very SIMPLE approach to your success path... Expect BETTER of yourself.
By changing or ENHANCING your attitude about what you are CAPABLE of achieving, you automatically program your subconscious to CREATE more and better opportunities. FOCUS your mind on results and allow your ACTIONS to support your new expectations.
Cheers,
Zach
*To enjoy past editions of the Morning Motivator go to – http://grow-learn-lead.blogspot.com
The Morning Motivator is a copyrighted publication. The use of this article is open for print or publication with proper citations.
Executive Team:
Zachary Barker, Publisher
Nancy Dubuisson, Editor
Morning Motivator - What Does a Leader Do?
"The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it."
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Theodore Roosevelt
As a leader, what is your ROLE? How do you CONTRIBUTE to the overall success of your group? At what level are supposed to work ON the business vs. IN the business?
Many people, including people in LEADERSHIP positions, have a misconception of what their JOB is as a leader. It is NOT the job of a leader to DO the work for you. It is their job to SHOW you how to do the work and then TEAR DOWN any barriers that are keeping you from doing it most effectively.
Commonly, the leadership of a group is the original EXPERTS and this feel they can do it BETTER than the people that work with them. Therein is the CHALLENGE. How can the business GROW and SUCCEED if the leaders are the ones doing all the heavy lifting? Is it that the people that work for them are INCAPABLE? If so, replace them. Is it that they are not effectively TRAINED to execute? Then spend the time and money to make them experts. The WORST thing to do is to carry along ACTING as though all is well, yet NEVER being able to serve as the leader - the one that CREATES opportunity, REFINES processes and GROWS success.
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
If you are not the leader, you are in a tough spot possibly. You may see that CHANGE is needed, yet lack CONFIDENCE to confront a leader to discuss the needed changes. It is at that moment that you must DECIDE if YOU are a leader too. If so, you MUST find a way to have that discussion. If not, then you may take on more RESPONSIBILITY gradually in an effort to be an INFLUENCER in the necessary change.
Either way, do NOT sit around and watch your company run like a limp dog. Find a way to CREATE change. Read a book, suggest a book, attend a training, assume greater responsibility... there are a MYRIAD of actions you can undertake to create a BETTER situation. Overcome your FEARS and make the changes that will create a BETTER situation for all people within your group!
Cheers,
Zach
*To enjoy past editions of the Morning Motivator go to – http://grow-learn-lead.blogspot.com
The Morning Motivator is a copyrighted publication. The use of this article is open for print or publication with proper citations.
Executive Team:
Zachary Barker, Publisher
Nancy Dubuisson, Editor
Morning Motivator - What's Most Important?
"You can accomplish anything in life, provided that you do not mind who gets the credit."
- Harry S. Truman
In the time spent over the past 14+ months writing the Morning Motivator, the lessons learned have really been ENJOYABLE. Lessons of RESPONSIBILITY, PROFESSIONALISM, SELF VALUE and PERSONAL EGO. I thank many of YOU... as it is YOU that SERVES as my teacher.
Currently, I am reading Good to Great by Jim Collins and am ENTRIGUED by the idea of a humble, quiet, yet passionately FOCUSED leader. Someone that takes PERSONAL responsibility for less than admirable results and PASSES the glory to others for achieved SUCCESS.
In reflection, I find myself THANKFUL to be able to SEE these traits in great people around me, READ of it in widely accepted books and HOPE I am applying it to the people I serve in any leadership role I am FORTUNATE enough to serve in.
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
As always, the GOAL is to provide you with an idea that will support your DEVELOPMENT.
I pose this question to you: "What is most important? Getting recognition for your work or getting your work done most effectively?"
It is my BELIEF that once you TRULY understand your answer (neither of which is wrong), you will be better EQUIPPED to lead in the most effective manner for you. My only SUGGESTION is to recognize that sometimes "letting go" gives you the best control...
Cheers,
Zach
*To enjoy past editions of the Morning Motivator go to – http://grow-learn-lead.blogspot.com
The Morning Motivator is a copyrighted publication. The use of this article is open for print or publication with proper citations.
Executive Team:
Zachary Barker, Publisher
Nancy Dubuisson, Editor
- Harry S. Truman
In the time spent over the past 14+ months writing the Morning Motivator, the lessons learned have really been ENJOYABLE. Lessons of RESPONSIBILITY, PROFESSIONALISM, SELF VALUE and PERSONAL EGO. I thank many of YOU... as it is YOU that SERVES as my teacher.
Currently, I am reading Good to Great by Jim Collins and am ENTRIGUED by the idea of a humble, quiet, yet passionately FOCUSED leader. Someone that takes PERSONAL responsibility for less than admirable results and PASSES the glory to others for achieved SUCCESS.
In reflection, I find myself THANKFUL to be able to SEE these traits in great people around me, READ of it in widely accepted books and HOPE I am applying it to the people I serve in any leadership role I am FORTUNATE enough to serve in.
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
As always, the GOAL is to provide you with an idea that will support your DEVELOPMENT.
I pose this question to you: "What is most important? Getting recognition for your work or getting your work done most effectively?"
It is my BELIEF that once you TRULY understand your answer (neither of which is wrong), you will be better EQUIPPED to lead in the most effective manner for you. My only SUGGESTION is to recognize that sometimes "letting go" gives you the best control...
Cheers,
Zach
*To enjoy past editions of the Morning Motivator go to – http://grow-learn-lead.blogspot.com
The Morning Motivator is a copyrighted publication. The use of this article is open for print or publication with proper citations.
Executive Team:
Zachary Barker, Publisher
Nancy Dubuisson, Editor
Morning Motivator - A Lesson in Kindness
"You can tell the value of a man by the way he treats his wife, by the way he treats a subordinate, and by the way he treats someone who can do nothing for him."
- Ken Babcock
Think of the one person that you RESPECT most. WHY do you respect them so much? What CHARACTERISTICS about that person do you enjoy most?
Recently, my girlfriend Nancy, told a story about a chat she SHARED with a colleague. The gentleman discussed the BEST traits for a quality spouse and mentioned "KINDNESS" as the most IMPORTANT quality. Think about that... KINDNESS.
Why would he say kindness ABOVE personality, attractive looks, or even success? What makes kindness the most ADMIRABLE trait? Commonly, if you know someone who is KIND, it is LIKELY they have a great personality and will ACHIEVE by helping others, which in turn ACCOMPLISHES great success.
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
An EASY way to drive towards becoming a better person and professional is to HEIGHTEN your awareness surrounding your KINDNESS.
Make a concerted EFFORT to be more kind (speaking, acting and thinking) towards INTERNAL colleagues, suppliers, random sales people and most IMPORTANTLY your LOVED ones.
Once you begin to FOCUS on your kindness, you will also see a RETURN of kindness from direct and indirect connections.
BUILD your REPUTATION on kindness... And enjoy the KIND REWARDS of your efforts!
Cheers,
Zach
*To enjoy past editions of the Morning Motivator go to – http://grow-learn-lead.blogspot.com
The Morning Motivator is a copyrighted publication. The use of this article is open for print or publication with proper citations.
Executive Team:
Zachary Barker, Publisher
Nancy Dubuisson, Editor
- Ken Babcock
Think of the one person that you RESPECT most. WHY do you respect them so much? What CHARACTERISTICS about that person do you enjoy most?
Recently, my girlfriend Nancy, told a story about a chat she SHARED with a colleague. The gentleman discussed the BEST traits for a quality spouse and mentioned "KINDNESS" as the most IMPORTANT quality. Think about that... KINDNESS.
Why would he say kindness ABOVE personality, attractive looks, or even success? What makes kindness the most ADMIRABLE trait? Commonly, if you know someone who is KIND, it is LIKELY they have a great personality and will ACHIEVE by helping others, which in turn ACCOMPLISHES great success.
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
An EASY way to drive towards becoming a better person and professional is to HEIGHTEN your awareness surrounding your KINDNESS.
Make a concerted EFFORT to be more kind (speaking, acting and thinking) towards INTERNAL colleagues, suppliers, random sales people and most IMPORTANTLY your LOVED ones.
Once you begin to FOCUS on your kindness, you will also see a RETURN of kindness from direct and indirect connections.
BUILD your REPUTATION on kindness... And enjoy the KIND REWARDS of your efforts!
Cheers,
Zach
*To enjoy past editions of the Morning Motivator go to – http://grow-learn-lead.blogspot.com
The Morning Motivator is a copyrighted publication. The use of this article is open for print or publication with proper citations.
Executive Team:
Zachary Barker, Publisher
Nancy Dubuisson, Editor
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