Don’t leave a meeting not sure what you are supposed to do next. Don’t leave a meeting knowing people who attended are not sure what to do next. Don’t attend a meeting if you’re not sure what it’s about or whether you need to be there. None of this is being rude (unless you’re being rude), it’s about holding yourself, your teams, and your meetings to a higher standard.
You didn’t sign up for it. You didn’t ask for it. In some cases, you probably didn’t even want it and avoided it as much as you can. But here you are, on that path, that unintended path. And you have two options; Make it the path you want to be on. Sit until you’re able to do #1. It’s okay to start with #2, but it’s not okay to stay there. The longer you…
Or do we look at a long email and go – not worth the effort? Too many pages – that’s going to be tough. The font is way too small for me to understand. When you read, you consume, you ponder, you digest, you think. In some cases, you can’t finish it all at once so you again ponder and think. You don’t have to read everything and anything, but if it’s sent to you,…
What does that look like to you? Something completely different, something you’ve never done before. What does it look like and how do you get there? What will make it worthwhile? Is it worth the leap?
Little waves lap at your feet. You can kick back at them. They don’t stop you. Big waves force you to hold your own, to stagger your footing, to withstand the wave as it hits you. Kicking back, you lose your balance and fall. Now, jumping into the wave – whether it’s going over it or under it – it might not work the first time. You might get tripped up. But it’s better than…