Yesterday, I noticed my whole body trembling uncontrollably, as if it was anticipating an encounter, out in the wild, with an unseen predator that my subconscious knew was coming. At that moment, I was “eavesdropping” on two different teams and trying to find the melody line. Kinda weird, I know. I’m certain none of them noticed my trembling and few of them felt the same kinda magic. A few of them did.
Remember, we practice to turn the few. We practice to turn the few high performers into even higher, more disciplined, and more passionate performers. And, we practice to turn a few of the passionately disengaged performers, into productive ones. We do not practice to make everyone happy or feel better about themselves. We practice to become ONE because deep, hard earned unity is the zenith of individual and collective performance. Period.
And, did you know that you are at your creative and productive best when you are working with your whole mind on ONE thing. And, when that ONE thing is “just this side of chaos,” at least that’s how your brain perceives it. Your brain works at it’s optimal best when it’s in this exact state. The problem is it can only hold ONE creative mess at a time in its working memory. And, most humans have not built the discipline to train their brain toward this kinda focus. Flow is possible. It looks easy. It’s not. Stop allowing your mind to wander to all the messes you are holding. Focus on one. Finish one. Finish. Develop this discipline at work. Take it home. Develop the discipline of finishing and pretty soon you’ll have enough momentum to take on the big, creative mess.
Focus. Finish. Flow.
Flow is found on the other side. Good. I look forward to seeing you there…
BUILT TO LEAD 