The Reward Takes Time
It takes so long that we often need to remember THE REWARD because THE REWARD is not immediate. And we love immediate in our modern world.
It takes so long that we often need to remember THE REWARD because THE REWARD is not immediate. And we love immediate in our modern world.
Things that make you feel fully alive. These are things that you may have felt guilty about doing before. (Like I used to feel guilty for playing basketball.) Things that make you the best version of yourself.
Two people had the same experience but had vastly different perspectives on what that time was like.
Time victims don’t like this question. It triggers a fight mechanism because they believe that others (their job, kids, church, spouse, yard, house, etc.) TAKE their time. It is also why time victims love the idea of retirement.
We MAKE time for what is important to us. Therefore, we are not time victims.
When businesses function at their best, they serve a similar purpose to a Sherpa. They enable others to achieve their goals and results.
That blew my mind. The podcast host’s awareness triggered awareness in me. It was painful, but it was also freeing to have a correct diagnosis of my anxiety.
It’s been 57 years since that tragedy, and most leaders still underutilize the power of imagination.
The rugged individualism that runs through American culture is not healthy. We need each other, and one of the best ways to get closer to people is to ask for their help.