Feeling tired?
Burnt out?
Done a lot of work?
Battery nearly empty?
Time for a re-charge?
Most people leave it till they’re in the red. You know… red being, battery empty. Need a break. Need to re-charge.
Don’t.
When you start to feel low. When you start to know, I’m not 100%… take a break. It only takes longer to recover if you leave it too late.
I’ve shared previously… about how, when looking at those at the top, most people think they got there very easily with the minimum amount of sacrifices.
Not true.
What happens in the background, the years of hard work… no one notices that. Only when they’ve made it, do people realise.
Similar is the path getting there.
If you’re someone working hard, but have set backs… don’t worry… it’s not linear. It’s quite the opposite. You’ll have setbacks. You’ll have all sorts of knock backs.
The important thing is you keep learning from those.
It’s the moment you don’t learn that you don’t progress.
You’ve probably heard the phrase, it’s hard to say sorry.
It’s even harder to say no.
Especially in particular settings such as work, home, etc..
Don’t let indecision ruin progress. If it’s a no, it’s a no. Be honest. Be straight. Be clear. People will respect you more.
Early(ish) in my career, there was a Vice President. He had a role in his organisation. I expressed an interest. He approached me. I was like.. wow! This guy, (senior) has approached me!! This is awesome!!
But on reflection – there were a lot of maybe’s. And as I was walking to his office to say, I’ll maybe consider it… I said no. I said, no… I don’t want to take this opportunity right now.
He said he was disappointed. I was too – for feeling like I’d let him down.
Then a few weeks later, he messaged me – Bal, I have a lot of respect for you, you said no. You didn’t mess me around.
Failure is a scary thing.
I coach/mentor a few folk. And was having a conversation with one of them recently about the fear of failure.
I usually ask them, regarding a particular situation, what is the worse that could happen?
You see, how we perceive failure today will be big. If something happened today – it’ll be huge. BUT… in a week?… in a month?… in a year?….
That’s because we learn from our failures. And that’s what makes us stronger and better.
One snippet, one moment… is all it takes for someone to form an impression. To form that opinion. To form that picture by which they’ll judge you.
Usually, there’s much more going on. Much much more.
Social Media has made it so easy for us to assume from a persons single post or comment.
Whilst everyone chooses different things to share at different parts of the day, week, month… just remember, what we see isn’t always the full picture.
There’s a lot of time, people spend, in trying to please others.
I once shared a Friday Thought… if you want to please everybody, buy an ice cream van.
Truth be told… it’s a need to be liked. To be accepted. To be part…. But the real truth is, you lose yourself. Don’t. You are you. You are unique. You are awesome.
My Friday Thought today is… Efforts reflect interest.
The more you put in, the more you’ll get out.
The more you tend to it, the bigger it’ll grow.
The higher the effort, the larger the gain.
The more you’re interested, the more effort you’ll put in.
Enjoy what you do…
A friend of mine recently started a new job. He’s a clever guy. Has lots of experience. But said he’s struggling a little. I said you will…
It’s a change in the culture, how they do things, you’ll be learning new ways of working, etc… the most important thing is that whilst you find it slightly difficult now in terms of adjusting and that you’re out of your comfort zone, in six months to a year, you’ll be fully embedded.
So if you’re embarking on something new… just remember, it gets easier… (Oh, and if you’re unsure about moving, just read the book… ‘Who moved my cheese?’)
I always speak about the process.
It’s so important – to be part of the journey, tell the story and understand how it’s done. Don’t just be part of the outcome.
And with that, below is my Friday Thought from Alex Morton…
It’s been a while! For that, I apologise. A lot has been going on… (all good just to add! – just been super busy) but I’m back on it again! (And appreciate the messages from you guys asking me about me blog, the Friday Thought, etc…)
And here we go, with today’s Friday Thought…
