It's Tuesday at 2:00pm! (PST Time: I live and work from Southern California)
In this New Year I'm going to continue to explore some leadership quotes that might challenge us, inspire us or remind us of different aspects of the leadership journey. This is part of my personal journey to keep growing, learning and being stretched! Join me each Tuesday at 2:00pm (PST). It will take you just a few minutes to read through the 2 sections of this post, but don't miss the final section where I share some of the things I'm reading, listening to and enjoying this week.
You can find past posts on my website HERE.
Enjoy!
LEADERSHIP QUOTE:
"Consistency is better than perfection. We can all be consistent - perfection is impossible." Michael Hyatt
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A LITTLE BIT DEEPER:
This month I want to look at some quotes from Michael Hyatt. I've been following Hyatt for years and he continues to develop resources to help leaders succeed in both life and leadership! I encourage you to learn more about what is offered at Full Focus.
This quote from Hyatt has been spinning around in my head for a few days.
I find myself at the end of a very "hectic" season of travel, deadlines, some pressure and the feeling that I'm not getting everything done.
As I've thought about this quote, I think I'm guilty of doing this!
I want to do things right, but if I can't do them right, I just don't do them.
This is a simple cycle to get stuck in, and I'm challenging myself to focus on that word: CONSISTENCY. What does this look like in my life?
How do you manage the tension of "CONSISTENCY" with "PERFECTION" in your life?
DEEPER STILL:
OK, I'll admit it.... I struggle with consistency in some areas! 2 areas that bubbled up this week:
First, when I "stretch" each morning, I feel better. I have a short routine that combines stretching, yoga and some basic strength movements, and I know when I am able to do this, I'm better. Over the past month, I haven't done it at all because I felt that if I couldn't do the whole thing, there wouldn't be any value, so I kept pushing it off. I remembered the book Atomic Habits, and the challenge to just try something small and build on it. I then began a few days ago doing some basic stretching and I feel better already!
Second, I'm behind in my email responses, and instead of catching up, I sometimes feel overwhelmed and have chosen to put off responding. This isn't me and it's not how I want to live and lead! This week, I began attacking my email, catching up, responding to some missed messages (sorry if this was you!) and making some decisions to be consistent in this area of my life... today forward!
If you're like me, when you're out of alignment, it can feel so overwhelming that we just bail on the consistency and we don't do anything!
I'm reminded... I don't have to be perfect, but I do need to keep working at it! This quote has reminded me of some important things these past few days.
What have you been avoiding or putting off because you can't "master" it perfectly? Work on consistency and build on that in any area of your life.
Things I'm Reading, Listening To and Watching This Week:
Find out more about Michael Hyatt & Full Focus
This book, Atomic Habits, has been a great help as I begin habits and move towards goal-setting in my life.
I watched the limited documentary called Beckham on Netflix. This tells David Beckhams rise and impact on football around the globe!
Watch out... Gina dropped a scoop of this stuff onto a fresh apple crisp and it was life-changing! Salted Maple Ice Cream from Trader Joes
One of my favorite musical artists is Jackson Browne. I recently found this music video from 2022 that I hadn't seen. I enjoyed the video and homage to Los Angeles. Minutes to Downtown