Every now and again, we get overwhelmed with all we are doing and we need to find our reminder for why we are doing something. Is it our love for the work? Is it a particular aspect? What is it that makes you want to do this “thing” that right now is stressing you out? You might not be able to avoid everything, but sometimes we need a reminder as to why we’re there.
Probably not who you think it is. Probably not the person with the title. Probably not the person who gets the most goals. They might have some of the above, even all of it, and in some cases, they could be the leader of your team. But they might not be and that’s what you need to make allowance for. Titles, salaries – don’t make them the leader – they give them a position where…
There is no better feeling than doing an alright job and having people see it as amazing. “But that’s not my best work? I have so much more I can do.” “This is great, you don’t need to go further… why would you do more?” People can’t tell the difference between your best and okay work -possibly because whatever you deliver comes through better than they could have imagined – so anything is great. But…
Sure, Don’t Stop Believing, but in general, don’t stop. If it were easy, everyone would be doing it, but they aren’t, they stopped. They stopped when it became tough, complicated, and frustrating. You didn’t. You didn’t stop. Don’t start now. BTW – my favourite cover.
The Quick change takes days, weeks, months, maybe even years. But is seen only once.