A few days ago, I have had two people remark about what they needed to do compared to what they would like to be doing – because of their business.
The first was a person who spent last Sunday working on a major project when, in past years, he would have set the day aside to watch all the pre-game activities and commercials associated with the SuperBowl – along with the game. Instead, he chose to dig a little deeper to get more material for an important proposal. He knew he was missing something he has always enjoyed, but planned to catch the highlights on the news clips later. The opportunity to give his best to get this RFP was a one shot deal.
The second incident involved my son-in-law. He is a personal fitness trainer and has been busy building up his clientele. This week, we were planning an upcoming family birthday dinner and unfortunately, with the evening being the only time everyone is able to get together, he is caught with having back-to-back clients scheduled right up to 9:30pm. He had to weigh being a part of the dinner or working at his business. His solution was to join us later for dessert.
These two individuals made me realize that if you are interested in your business, you do what’s convenient. If you are committed to succeed, you do whatever it takes … and that means finding creative ways to balance what you want to do against what you need to do; often compromising the short-term for long-term gain.
For those of you in business, when you look at any area that’s not where you’d like it to be, just think:
‘Are you doing whatever it takes?’
If you are an employee looking to advance in your career – are you asking yourself the same question?
Have a productive week ahead!
Well, we are into the New Year and I am checking in with many of our clients. It is truly amazing to see the ones that are marching forward, training their staff and quietly making certain that they are transforming their organizations for this ‘new’ economy. It is also revealing of those who are sitting and waiting to see what is going to happen – instead of them making it ‘happen’ for them.
You know who I’m talking about; the folks who tell you, “Yes, things are soft so we are holding off spending money on training, marketing – anything we don’t have to do.” Some actually have budgets for said expenditures, but they are waiting to see how things go. Can you predict what will happen to them?
With over 30 years of leadership, teaching, training, writing and speaking experience (spanning nearly 30 countries), Dr. Donald Carmont is world-renowned for his mentoring and leadership consulting.
It’s no wonder then that his book entitled ‘The Naked Mentor’ has been described by one reviewer ‘as a real turning point for many who are in despair or simply weary of going from failure to failure.’
For years, I have heard people say, “If you take away just one good idea the training was worth your time.” Today, I feel that is a very poor trade-off for what people spend in training and I would think we need a much higher return on our investment of time and money. I appreciate that lots of companies quote this same line – then add how you will get many ideas from their sessions.
For my part, ideas are a dime a dozen – whether you generate them or you get them in a seminar. The impact is in the ‘doing’ though. What do you actually learn that you take back and implement?
The Waterloo Management Education Centre (WATMEC) is proud to announce that its President, Mrs. Dale Wilcox, is the recipient of the Canadian Society for Training and Development’s (CSTD) ‘Volunteer Recognition Award’. The CSTD honours one of its members each year for volunteering extensive time and expertise to help enrich the society and its members. Wilcox was presented her award last night, at the CSTD’s annual President’s Dinner and Awards Ceremony.
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