Most people don’t notice they’ve lost their edge.
They’re plodding along in a nice, friendly comfort zone.
Nothing’s really broken.
Nothing forcing change.
You’ve just started letting a few things slide.
You still train, just not with any intensity.
You’re still working, but cruising and avoiding the
difficult things.
When anyone asks, you say “I’m fine”.
Not because you believe it.
Because it’s easier than being honest.
That’s how drift starts.
This weekend we had our MAPPS Q1 Mastermind.
And our masterminds are a bit different.
// Archery.
// Axe throwing.
// Coaching.
Time away from distractions to actually stop and think.
Top group.
Plenty of
laughs.
But more importantly, we looked inward.
Where standards had softened.
Where focus had gone.
Where we’d been busy idiots instead of being effective and driving change.
Where we’d allowed drift to creep in.
That’s what being around the right people does.
They don’t motivate you.
They don’t save you.
They don’t tell you what to do.
They hold you accountable to the
things you said you wanted.
Because saying things is easy.
Doing them is different.
A lot of people I know always put themselves last.
But here’s what I believe:
If you won’t put yourself first, you’ll struggle to lead anyone else properly.
At work.
Or at home.
Because how can you, really?
If your energy’s low.
If your head’s full of
fog.
If your standards say “do as I say, not as I do”.
People don’t follow what you say.
They follow what they see.
And they feel what you tolerate.
The people who perform well aren’t different.
They’ve just trained themselves to catch things early and make small corrections before small problems grow.
No fuss.
No noise.
They do what needs doing when
it would be easy not to.
That’s the lonely walk.
So, here’s your reflection for this week:
What have you let slip recently, even slightly?
And what’s one thing you’re tightening back up today?
Whether you’re surrounded by noise or walking it alone in the quiet.
Have a great week.
Ric
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