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Your Success Thought for the Week of June 10, 2009
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Build Upon Past Successes
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You know the college
football player who had that 'one great play' that won the game? Twenty years later, he relives the sensation
of the greatest success of his life...and laments the good old days when life was
easy and simple.
Then there is the other
college football player who had his own 'one great play' that amazed even
himself. Through his college days, he
continued to have more and more great plays.
Instead of reliving each play as a frozen moment-in-time, he used each
as a building block for his foundation for future successes.
He may have asked himself:
"What worked so well in that play? How can I use what I learned to build future
successes? How can I mold, modify or
adapt it to new scenarios to bring about the greatest achievement?"
Without knowing it, you may
be caught in the first scenario above. You
experience one great success or experience and accept that as your singular definition
of success rather than opening yourself up to new and greater successes.
This is evidenced in saying
such things as:
"At my last company, we did it this way
and it worked.
Let's adapt your current scenario to my
past success."
rather than:
"My previous experience was different than
your (new company's) approach. Let's combine the highlights of both approaches
to develop a
more relevant scenario moving forward.
Our goal is to use past, present and
future data and experiences to create optimal success....and then to build upon
those successes."*
The former approach shows an
individual living in the past, wanting everyone around them to move backward
with them, to relive that 'one great play' or approach. They still revel in their previous success
rather than seeing it as a platform on which to build future successes.
The latter shows an
individual who is both willing and eager to change...to step boldly and
confidently into the future. He is focused
on utilizing the past as foundation for future successes. He is excited to learn
about new approaches and modes of thinking.
Which individual do you want
on your team? Which individual are you?
This week, do an inventory. In what areas of your life might you be dwelling
in the past, perhaps wishing things would not change instead of inviting change
for greater success?
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Enjoy your discoveries and
have a superb week.
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Ann
*You may substitute any 'relationship' for 'company'
above - 'my last wife did it this way...my
last board operated this way...my last CEO had these expectations...indicating that
things should remain the same. What you
are communicating is "I want you to adapt to my past rather than creating a
bright, highly successful future with you."
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