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"Results Derived from Within"
Written by:
Vickie Bevenour, a Professional Certified
Coach, PCC
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April 2007
HOW DISCIPLLINED ARE
YOU?
As a Business Coach, emerging
organizational business trends become obvious to me as I
work with individuals from different organizations to
maximize their performance and make their life better. Recently, I have had
top business leaders requesting help on delegation. I responded that I
have several tools for successful delegation that I would
share with them (and you in future newsletters) and before
we deploy these tools, there is something that needs to be
addressed.
Discipline!
Discipline is defined by Webster’s
Dictionary as, “control gained by enforcing order,
prescribed or orderly pattern of behavior, a system of rules
governing conduct or activity, training that molds moral
character.” In
essence, one can not be a successful delegator without being
disciplined. Therefore, the precursor to successful delegation is
successful discipline; self-discipline with razor sharp
focus on your goals. This brings to mind the concept of
“the slight edge” that I have written about in the past.
The idea is all about “the slight
edge”.
Everyday we make many choices.
Making the “right” decision, every time, even on the
smallest of things, is what will give you “the slight
edge”. Making small decisions and taking the
first step that will inch you towards your goal will
ultimately catapult you far forward.
Think about the decisions that you made in
the last week. Hopefully they went something like
this:
- “I will call that
customer who had the product problem to see if they
are happy with
the resolution.”
- “I will take a solid hour
first thing this morning to tackle that difficult budget
issue.”
- “I will leave a voice
mail for the person who coordinated the meeting and
thank them for a job well done.”
- “Instead of waiting for
tomorrow, I will work out today.”
- “I will have the salad
instead of the cheeseburger for lunch.”
- “I will avoid all
interruptions for the first two hours of my day and
deliver the report early."
By
taking the first small step everyday, and many of them, you
will begin to create positive energy. Energy
is truly an amazing thing! The more positive the energy is,
the easier it is to build on it, to duplicate the movement
and to get things done. Every time you have a decision to
make, take the high road: take the single step that moves
you closer to your ultimate goal. Be relentless, do
not stop, and build on your last positive decision. You will
be amazed at how quickly your first steps compound into
great accomplishments.
Congratulations,
you have taken the first step to deriving results from
within.
If
you like the tip, let us know but more important, share it
with a friend or colleague. As always, YOUR SUCCESS IS MY
GREATEST PLEASURE.
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