With the frantic pace that we get into, we often forget to find time to recharge our battery. Last week I attended the quarterly conference of one of the companies that I am affiliated with. Even though I facilitated two sessions of my peers, which is always energy draining, I came away with a renewed sense of purpose and drive for my business.
When I step back and examine why there is this positive energy, several thougths come to mind. The first is that I got to see and interact with colleagues that I had not seen in a while. It's great to be around bright people who provide encouragement and reinforcement to me. I have always found that positive energy creates more positive energy.
Secondly, having to prepare to present to and lead a group my peers always creates focus for me. The process of organizing my thoughts and ideas to share with others focred me to make that I was apllying those same principles to my business.
Finally, it was great to hear about and share the successes of others. With so much doom and gloom in the business news today, it's nice to know that people can be successful in these times. It was amzing to hear some colleagues say that this was their best year ever. While I am not a that point, this year hasn't been terrible but I realize that it's about me and not the economy. More than ever there is a need for what I do.
Golf Lesson
It is easy to get in a rut playing golf. We may play the same course with the same people time after time. Our pregame warmup on the practice tee may be the same for very round.
Now there is a lot to be said for consistent routines in becoming a better golfer. However, sometimes we need to mix it up to recharge our battery. I enjoy occasionally playing a different course instead of my home course.
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