Shared this in a private group I’m in (dads focusing on wholistic health). Thought it might resonate with some here.
Happy Sunday guys from Oakville.
This morning I was meditating on our last three months in this program together, and one thought kept on coming up. It’s a thought that I come across often in my work as a coach to several entrepreneurs and athletes regarding their careers and business.
Usually when we embark on some change, there is that honeymoon period. Things are super exciting and new, and we start embracing and making all kinds of change. This is important. I tell the folks that I work with, that this phase is the one that excites me the least. It’s BS and can be dangerous as it makes us feel like we’ve somehow made it. Makes us complacent.
The phase of change that I love the most is after the “newness” of something wears off, and no one is around, and the new path doesn’t feel as sexy anymore, can you dig in to find the will to keep with the new plan? That by the way is what makes some people great and keeps the majority average. OR do you go searching for the next new shiny thing or fad to latch onto for the next few weeks or months (this is the habit of the mediocre).
Moral of the story here is don’t celebrate too quickly. Once you’ve stuck with a new habit for a year or more then you can afford an hour or two to celebrate that habit and then get back to work.
Yesterday I was coaching my sons rep level, travel basketball team in a game. A bunch of 13-year-olds. They were up by two points with 12 seconds left, the other team, called a timeout, and my team started celebrating like they won the NBA championships. As they came over to our bench, I yelled at them that they need to stop celebrating as the job is not completed yet - we still have 12.1 seconds left!! The other team got the ball in the last 12 seconds, and hit a game winning three-pointer to beat our team.
Never celebrate too quick or too soon, there’s always work to be done.
#change #ownyourexit #transformation