REARVIEW MIRROR

REARVIEW MIRROR

You are racing as fast as you can to "success." In your rush, what did you miss that might be important?   What "roadkill" is in your rearview mirror?   1. Did you miss one of my first two 20 Mile Challenge webinars? Watch them on YouTube only through Sunday:   Transform an Unpredictable Future Into Your Destiny How to Become a ConnectWise 10X Leader   2. Your spouse.   3. Your kids.   4. Relationships with extended family and friends.   Example: Joe Cram of Solid Networks is one of the most successful MSP's I know. He is a workaholic, yet when I have had access to his calendar I regularly see him set aside time to spend with his family. This is very wise.   Consider this leadership lesson from the apostle Paul in one of his letters to Timothy:   "If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?" Replace the words "God's church" with the name of your business or team of people you manage.   How can we experience meaningful work if we have abandoned our family?   If you are honest in assessing your work/life balance, then Paul's challenge to consider what roadkill is in your rearview mirror is chilling.   There are two things we can leave behind when we die:   1. Our impact on other people, be it positive or negative. For instance, if we take care of our clients but forsake our personal relationships then we are fools.   I have made that mistake. I speak from a painful past.   2. Our impact on the beneficiaries who will control our assets and invest them after we are gone. (Will they do what we want?)   As we approach the halfway mark of Q1 2013, please spend some Sanctuary time this weekend making certain you are on the "right road" for success, however you define that to be.   If you need a sounding board to define your 20 Mile Challenge this year - the discipline and focus to achieve something meaningful without killing yourself, then email me to schedule a brief conversation.   If you are reading this newsletter then we are on a journey together. Maybe we can both benefit from a 15 minute conversation.   Remember...   You Are An Intentional Leader.   David Russell, CEO Success With People, Inc. MANAGEtoWIN, Inc.      MEETING IDEA   When my brother had his "I'm Still Here" party last week I was asked to speak. I was not very prepared, because no one said I was expected to communicate.   My primary point was that I envied my brother for some of the positive attributes of his life. Really, it is just one thing that he has done very well: Relationships.   No, he was not perfect, but he and his wife adore each other, and he has many close personal friends.   Here are some discussion ideas for you and your team:   1. What "roadkill" is in your rearview mirror professionally, or personally due to the way you are pursuing your career?   2. What are the three most significant live experiences in my roadkill that I would like to change? (You may want to ask this question as a team rather than individually.)   NOTE: Focus on the "disease" not the "symptoms." Changing behaviors may give the illusion of fulfillment, but you have to do the hard work of understanding what is motivating your behaviors to truly develop new, meaningful behavioral change.   3. What three steps can we take to stop increasing our roadkill in these areas?   4. How do we pilot something for one month, and then continue with pilots to explore ways to heal our "diseases" and clear up our "symptoms?"   Contact us if you need a sounding board.