High Performance Leadership

Hard fought lessons can be forgotten. What we forget can't help us. It's easy, but foolish, to disregard the lessons of the past. Remember what you've learned and your learning will serve you well. -- doug smith

Do you have any regrets? I've got a few regrets. Relationships that didn't turn out the way they should have. Projects that could have generated more interest and results. Purchases that should have remained in the store. Food that should have remained on the plate. Even high performance leaders have regrets. Here's how I shake myself free of those pesky regrets (because all they are doing is making productive time reductive time) : figure out the lesson. Learn the lesson. Identify the learning and move on. You'll never regret a lesson learned. But, the regret is yours until the lesson is. Learn the lesson. I'll work on that today. How about you? -- doug smith

How long will it take to get it right? When do we get to be perfect? I'm not holding my breath on that one. No one is perfect. No process is perfect. No lesson is even perfect. We learn from our mistakes and largely from what doesn't work. As long as we change it, as long as we keep growing, as long as we learn...we'll get there. Maybe not (certainly not!) perfect...but mighty fine indeed. What are you working on today? -- Doug Smith