High Performance Leadership

Have you ever pushed a car in order to get it started? Back in the day, that was a regular occurrence, especially when I drove old beater-type cars.  I had a volkswagen van once that I had to park on a hill so that it would be easy enough to start in the morning -- giving it a push downhill is so much easier. It's always harder to put a standing object in motion. Even as leaders we can get stuck and find it hard to start. Push. Give yourself a boost. Make that push to get started and momentum will be your friend. Once you're moving the rest is much, much easier. -- doug smith

Did you ever stop to review the problems you've already solved? It's likely an extensive list. Sometimes we can get bogged down by all of the problems that we face. It seems like so much. How will we ever make progress? But if we take some time to think about how far we've already come, we can get a renewed sense of confidence and that leads to more energy to solve those upcoming problems. If we created a list of all the problems we've already solved we might be amazed. Amazed, and energized. Next Steps... Create a list of problems that you've already solved. How does it feel to have solved them? Take that energy you feel into your next challenge. You can, and will, do it! -- Doug Smith Front Range Leadership: High Performance Leadership Training doug smith training: helping people communicate more effectively What have you learned today?

How do you feel when you do your best? Do you feel stronger, more creative, more in charge, more successful? I do - when I do my best. That takes extra effort. That takes constant focus. That takes an occasional (well, OK, sometime a frequent) redirect of energy and attention to move in the direction of my best. But, it's worth it. There are many ways to achieve success and they all require you to do your best. Why not accept that as a guideline and apply it wholesale to what we do? -- Doug Smith doug smith training: how to achieve your goals Front Range Leadership: Training Supervisors for Success