When it Feels Right
Posted by admin on Monday Aug 9, 2010 Under Uncategorized
In my almost 45 years of life experience, when something feels right in my gut, it usually is right. I have spent the past 20 years leading, managing and caring for people in business. I have learned through the years to listen to my gut and to do what it tells me to do. Occasionally I have been wrong and my gut has led me astray. However, the great majority of the time it has led me to a positive relationship or a right decision. Some of those opportunities and decisions and shaped and improved my life far beyond my expectation.This reflection requires honest introspection about the quality of the opportunity. A few of the questions to consider include; If I pass on the opportunity will I regret it later? Is this an opportunity that will improve the quality of my life? Is this an opportunity that will have a long lasting positive impact on my life? Is this an opportunity I may not see again in the future?
We are faced with many opportunities. A true talent is when a person knows how to effectively and efficiently distinguish the good opportunities from the bad. There is still a greater talent in recognizing the difference between a good opportunity and a GREAT opportunity. The great opportunities come around very infrequently. Are you proficient at knowing what the opportunity is right or wrong? Are you proficient at knowing when the opportunity is good or great?
Be aware and careful not to over-prepare. It is possible to spend too much time analyzing each opportunity/decision/choice. This can lead to paralysis by analysis meaning that too time much is invested and a reason is eventually found not to make a decision or to pass on what ends up being a right or great opportunity. Are you an over-preparer?
Action plan: Take some time to reflect and write about what opportunities or choices you are facing today? Listen to your gut. Don’t over-prepare. Make the best choice for you. Be happy.
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I am very fortunate to have loyal, supportive, smart, integrity based people surrounding me in life and at work. I am very proud to say that because I know it is a two way street. I must give first before I can expect anything in return. I hear my wife tell my children, “you have to be a friend in order to make a friend.” Very true. In my book, Heart Leader, I talk about the need to treat employees more like family members and less like laborers. This has proven to come back to me ten-fold in the form of friendship, loyalty and respect. The influencers I admire most are those who earn trust, respect and who are like-able people. People want to follow people they like and trust.
