Ryan’s Journal: Just a Bit More
by Ryan Pew
Lately I have become very involved with the look of my pool. I live in Florida and we are almost to swim time, my apologies to my northern friends. I’m not obsessed in a vain way, more in that the activity of scooping out leaves calms me in some way.
I find that the gentle swirl of the water and satisfying thunk of leaves pulled from the pool can relax me immensely.
During the activity there are always one or two leaves that have escaped my net and I think, just a bit more and I will have them all.
While this may be a simple analogy I have found it can be applied throughout my daily activities.
I’m in sales and the results of my actions are very apparent on the big sales board. I manage a practice within my company that is unique and still being nurtured.
One aspect of that is I receive very little feedback on how I am doing on a given day. It can take months or years before I truly see the impact. That can be a bit debilitating if you need a constant ego stroke. My solution for this is to look at short term successes and activities. I try to do a bit more each day.
As we go through the week, I would imagine you’re facing challenges that may require a bit more. Sometimes I’m overwhelmed with the big stuff, so I break it down. Build upon and expand. How do you approach those activities?
Perhaps it’s a single minded focus, micro doses of acid, or just the elephant approach of taking one bite at a time.
This week make it a point to do just a bit more.
I can assure you that you’ll be happy with the results.
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