Nov 20 - Are others impeding your progress? Are you working toward a goal that requires the support and assistance of others to enable its achievement? Are you feeling frustrated by a lack of progress or competency from others, which you believe is impacting your ability to move forward effectively? Is a lack of accountability frustrating you in working with others? Is a lack of communication causing assumptions or lack of clarity of status? Do you feel stuck because of your reliance on others who are not working with the same sense of urgency or priorities in mind?
Instead of viewing others as your obstacle, view yourself as your optimal source of inspiration and inclination for getting things done. This doesn't mean you do it alone. It simply means you don't allow the things that others are doing or are not doing to cause you to view your situation as out of your control. Are you truly exploring all your possible resources and support for getting your things done well? Are there others who may be more reliable or even more qualified to do what is not getting done to your satisfaction? Sometimes, it is merely a matter of taking your blinders off and seeing a more panoramic view of the current situation to better envision the possibilities and opportunities.
Take an MM&I Moment to awaken to your situation through the lens of making progress. Have you effectively explained and equipped everyone to know and achieve with the purpose, objectives and expected outcomes clearly understood for their effort? Could the reason why progress is not being made is because there needs to be more clarity and definitive expectations shared? Should a portion of the effort be assigned to another person or resource to move it forward who has strengths in these specific areas for execution? Is the person assigned the best option for the job, or did you believe they were the only option for the job? How you manage your success is as much about how you manage others as it is about how you manage yourself. Taking charge to keep things progressing is always up to you. If things have come to a halt, then it is up to you to re-energize the effort.
Wide Awake Quote of the Week
“Change your thoughts and you change your world.” – Norman Vincent Peale
Yours in dreaming WIDE awake,
