Moving the Trees to See the Forest
SUMMARY
Do you continually lose sight of where you're going because you're stuck in the circumstances of what's going on right now?
Well, if that's you stick with me because this week, I want to show you how you can change the way that you see things.
You may feel that because of your circumstances right now, you cannot see the forest for the trees, but you can look past them. You can incrementally change the way you think about yourself and about where it is that you want to go and rekindle that vision. Your vision will sustain you when times are tough.
TRANSCRIPT
Do you continually lose sight of where you're going because you're stuck in the circumstances of what's going on right now?
Hi, this is Grant Herbert, Leadership and Sustainable Performance Coach, and today I want to continue our conversation around being intentional by helping you to move the trees so you can see the forest.
We all work in a world that is not a utopia. Things don't go perfectly, and they never will. We all need to adapt and adjust to the fast-paced, ever-changing world we're working in right now.
How do you move the trees out of the road? Well, the first thing is, you don't. They're still there. The trees are still there, but you just need to look at them in a different way. You need to look at them but also look beyond them as well.
What you need to do is reflect on where you've been, making sure that you keep your eyes focused on where you're going. It's like when you're driving along in a car. You've got this big windscreen in front of you that gives you a clear view of where you are going, and you've got this little rear vision mirror. I like to call it forward-focused reflection. Have a quick look, see where you've been, and learn from what went well and what didn't, but make sure that you keep your eyes forward.
It's like a meerkat. They scurry along doing whatever they're doing, but they've always got one person on guard. Even as individuals, they'll scurry along for a while, then they'll look up, scan the area, make sure that everything's as they want it to be, and they'll get back to their work.
We looked at your values, and that's what is important to you. We looked at your priorities and aligned them with your values. But your vision is a predetermined place that you are going.
To create this vision, start off thinking of it as if it's already happened. See it, hear it, touch it, smell it — whatever it is for you.
Your vision will sustain you when times are tough. You need to have one strong enough to do that. I'll see you then.
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