Last week I wrote a blog titled, What is low productivity costing you? My goal of writing that blog was to get leaders thinking about their workforce and to determine if they are really getting the most out of their teams. When individuals don’t perform at their highest levels, it actually costs the organization.
This week, I want to write this post for individuals and get them thinking about how they can contribute more in 2012, but not just for work, but in all the other areas of their lives. So let’s take a moment to think about how we can do that.
So let me ask you a question, “Who are you?” How did you answer that question? My guess is that you responded from the context of a role. You might have said, I am a spouse, a parent, an employee, etc. In our newest program, The 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity, Dean Collinwood, Ph.D., explains…. Even when people give a list of personality traits in response to that question, such as “I am shy,” or, “I am a fun-loving person,” those traits are always acted out in the context of roles.
Defining your roles with meaning is what makes all of the difference!
For example, I can call myself …
A. a parent - one that begets or brings forth offspring.
B. a father - a man who raises a child.
C. Asher’s Role Model - I will show Asher how to THINK to make good choices. I will guide him to BE a leader and how to DO relationship. I will show patience with him through love and guidance.
HOW I define my role will determine the actions I take towards that relationship. Our society can label us: male or female, black or white, rich or poor, etc., but when we become intentional about WHO we want to be, we can achieve extraordinary things.
So, I am going to leave you with a challenge. Before the new year arrives, take 30 minutes of time to reflect in a quiet environment. I want you to come up with 4-6 roles you have in your life. First, I want you to give them standard titles. For example, I am a father, a husband, a servant leader, an employee, a family member and a friend. Secondly, I want you to re-define those roles. For father, I replaced it with Asher’s Role Model. Once you have done that for each title, take some time to define them from the context of what it would be like to be extraordinary in that role.
If you do this exercise, and establish weekly goals for each of your roles, you can live an amazing life and have enduring relationships. To wrap it all up, a wise man once told me that life is about choices and relationships. So, be intentional and live a rich and full life!
To your victory in 2012!
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