Today’s Post was provoked by Jenny Blake. Follow her on twitter
That which each can do best, none but his Maker can teach him. Where is the master who could have taught Shakespeare? Where is the master who could have instructed Franklin, or Washington, or Bacon, or Newton? . . . Shakespeare will never be made by the study of Shakespeare. Do that which is assigned you, and you cannot hope too much or dare too much. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Identify one of your biggest challenges at the moment (ie I don’t feel passionate about my work) and turn it into a question (ie How can I do work I’m passionate about?) Write it on a post-it and put it up on your bathroom mirror or the back of your front door. After 48-hours, journal what answers came up for you and be sure to evaluate them.
Solving challenges is key to change management. I am thankful for the lesson this prompt gave to be disciplined. I think the act of thinking through them consciously and unconsciously for two days is a great technique then commit to an action. I think when we dwell longer on BIG challenges we end up in the law of diminishing returns. Action after two days of thought, even if not the best, is better then continually dwelling and having no action.
When I read this prompt from the challenge I knew right away what it was, as I had been thinking about it.
How do I get my members to commit to doing the work. Learning the things I am teaching, and most important acting on them.
The answers that came to me were varied, and I think added to the worthiness of this prompt. “Doing the work” I think is the hardest part of change management.
There is no question that the teaching I give is cutting edge ideas and thinking, which in turn I am compelling my members to get uncomfortable. that is hard, I need to be more patient and vary my techniques, I am committing to that. I need to provide as best I can more access to me. The answer is I am going to amp up my video production.
Starting this week I am going to start a new video series that will have short snippets (less then 5 minutes) easier to consume that will I think do two things
- Give more access to me, allowing my members to know and therefore connect with me better
- Each video will have the message and prompt to commit to action
As Many of my readers are the very members I want to help dig deeper, what are your suggestions? Is there something I can do more to compel my members to “Do The Work”?
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