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LEADERSHIP QUOTES
We're exploring some great quotes that will help us in our lives and leadership. If you'd like to share your favorite with me, please post on the comments section of the Blog. You can read these past posts HERE.
The format for this season is the following:
#1) LEADERSHIP QUOTE: I'm going to share a quote with you. I'd like to encourage you to think about it, respond to it, process it. You can stop here, or go to Section 2.
#2) A LITTLE BIT DEEPER: I'm going to share a couple of thoughts that come to my mind when I think about the quote. Just a short reaction from me. You can stop here, or go to Section 3.
#3) DEEPER STILL: I'm going to share something I've found from someone else: A quote, some tips, a challenge, a thought....
#4) RUSS' LIST: I'll continue to share some links, ideas, books or products that I think some of you might benefit from.
Russ
LEADERSHIP QUOTE:
"We can't improve what we don't assess." Michael Hyatt
What does this stir up? Either write me HERE or comment at the end of the blog post HERE.
A LITTLE BIT DEEPER:
Peter Drucker once said, "You can't improve what you don't measure". People either loved that quote or hated it, because it all comes down to the act of measurement.
This quote from Michael Hyatt address that issue in his choice of the word, "assess". Assess simply means to evaluate something.
The challenge from Hyatt here is to assess and to evaluate things in our lives that we want to improve. This is a very normal thing in the life of a leader, both in our professional roles and in our personal lives.
When was the last time you did an assessment, with the goal of identifying some things that need to be improved, and out of this assessment came an action plan?
We are 11 months into 2021, entering the last month of the year. Let's pause over the next number of weeks to assess some things in our life that we can improve on, that we can build on. What is the first thing that comes to mind? (There's always something that bubbles to the surface immediately.)
DEEPER STILL:
In my office, I have a STOP SIGN hanging on the wall. I got it for Christmas last year, and I was asked the other day what the significance was by a 11 year-old. My response was that we all need to stop from time to time to see how we're doing. I told her that the sign was my reminder.
If you know me, you have heard me say this over and over: You can't assess something if you're running 100 miles an hour! You have to STOP.
When you STOP, you can see things clearer, you can hear things and you can put things in perspective.
If you're going to do an assessment, create some time and space to do that, and this simply means: STOP for a little bit in order to more effectively assess what's going on.
The challenge this month is to find some time to STOP. What does that look like for you? How much time is enough? What do you need to say NO to? "We can't improve what we don't assess" Hyatt
Things I'm Reading, Listening To and Watching This Week:
OK: I got lost in this puzzle called PERPLEXUS. Of course, I was schooled by an 8-year old, but this puzzle/maze was a lot of fun!
Gina introduced me to Josh Ritter on Apple Music. I really enjoyed this "new to me" artist.
Michael Hyatt's book, Your Best Life Ever is a favorite of mine. It gave me some clear things to think about and to plan for. It's a great tool to help you with that personal assessment.
In Michael Hyatt's podcast, Lead to Win, he shares 2 great tips for weekly planning. Listen HERE.
A holiday favorite: Trader Joe's Peppermint Pretzel Slims!