One of my favorite bands
from one of my home towns (I’ve moved around a bit!) is Jupiter Coyote. One of their songs talks about the old proverb of “Paying the fiddler
for the dance.” In his tongue and cheek way, the songwriter reminds us you
always have to pay to play! This got me thinking out loud about how this very
concept is fading from modern society where so many expect success to come easily,
cheaply, and quickly! The simple fact is success takes hard work, requires us
to pay a price, and it will not occur over night!
In fact, lasting success
only comes from sustained and intentional growth. In his 15 Laws of Growth, John
Maxwell captures this very concept in his “Law of Consistency”. Specifically,
success only comes from targeted and consistent growth efforts. The trick is to
focus on growth FIRST and then goals. You see, while Goals may challenge
you, a Growth orientation changes you! Goals are finite in their
impact but Growth is infinite in its potential.
To set you on this path of
personal expansion and growth, John’s encourages you to answer the following
four questions:
- WHAT do you want to improve or expand upon in terms of your capabilities, knowledge and skills?
- HOW will you go about growing in this areas? This involves picking strategies and mediums that match how you like to learn (visually, verbally, by doing, etc.)
- WHY do you want to improve? What are you missing that you want to gain? What gaps in your performance do you want to fill and for what reasons?
- WHEN is the best time start? I will give you hint, it’s called RIGHT NOW!
Here is the good news.
Growth, like any good investment, compounds on itself. It never loses value! So
if you want to succeed in this dance of life, you have to pay the fiddler!
Dreams and ambitions do come true, but they don’t come free! Make the best
investment you ever will . . . invest in yourself because you are more than
worthy of it and more able to capitalize on it!
As
always if I can help you and
the people you associate with Get Better, Be Ready and LEAD OUT LOUD, I would
invite you to email me or to visit my website below and see if any of the
training or coaching experiences I offer can provide an impact! Also, as a
bonus, if you go to my Out Loud Strategies website (www.outloudinc.com) and enter your
contact information, I will send you a FREE guide to establishing a mentoring initiative
program in your organization! Such an initiative would be critical in order to
add value to your organization!
Yours in Leadership,
Bill Faulkner
Principal Consultant –
Out Loud Strategies
Independent Coach,
Speaker, and Trainer with the John Maxwell Team TM
Email = bill@outloudinc.com
Visit our website
at: www.outloudinc.com
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