- Marshall Goldsmith
Have you ever been asked to DONATE to a worthy cause? Not just some garbage non-profit that doesn't clearly do anything, but a GOOD one. One you BELIEVE in.
Why did you NOT make the donation? It is ok to admit it. I am not JUDGING you... truth be told, I fail to give too.
In a discussion I had recently with a non-profit CEO (one of the good ones), the comment was made that often people are AFRAID to give their time, money, etc because they feel they cannot give ENOUGH. Hmmm... interesting. I asked why that was the case. The response I received was, "Often people feel that unless they can give a large financial donation or spend a great deal of time at the facility, then they are not making a difference."
How do we define DIFFERENCE? What is ENOUGH? Why do we feel as though we have to JUSTIFY what we do and give? And how does that RELATE to our personal/professional life?
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
Here is the lesson that I have learned from fund raising... you don't have to be PERFECT, you just have to be GOOD ENOUGH. With good enough being defined as "YOUR best efforts."
Seriously, consider your GROWTH personally and professionally - are you the "BEST anything" at work? Likely ONE thing - sales, accounting, management, solitaire. If you are the BEST at TWO - you need to find someone to do the lesser of your skills. Everyone has STRONG skill - likely not the BEST in the world - just better than everyone around them. That's good enough!
Was Michael Jordan the BEST basketball player ever? Many would argue, YES. Yet, would he be able to consistently beat Shaq playing center for the Bulls? Likely NOT. But he could beat him ENOUGH...
The MARGIN between PERFECT and GOOD is huge. The margin between GOOD and BETTER is short... and can be measured in your effort to be BETTER.
Cheers,
Zach
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