The kinetic ball is used often to teach lessons for us to learn. Depending on the order that we swing the balls the effect is different. What is interesting is that once the ball hits it causes an action to occur.
Business tends to have a similar science to it, and if done well the results will be either good or great depending on the messages we tend to send. Our tongue has that same effect, what we say could potentially cross the globe and even produce a global effect.
The challenge is to impact well with your first impression and last impression. How you dress, what you say, even the watch or pen you use sends a message. What I am suggesting is that we can market our business by relationships. Today I had conversations that impacted communities that spread over the entire United States, which will have an ultimate impact. We can be multipliers of our efforts given some leverage.
Do not underestimate the condition of your shoes. If you are the type of person who shines your shoes and concentrates on the front (first appearance) and neglects the back (last impression) you most likely are a great starter and poor finisher. The kinetic effect starts and finishes well. Remember that most loose momentum but to be great you must maintain that momentum and give it a little extra energy in the end. We call that closing the deal.
What is often missing in a business that effects its growth is simply a dream. We need to have a dream in effort to move to our destination, coupled with a plan. I recognized that although I was on a path to my dream, my wife was on a path to hers. That is quite dangerous because the greater is to have a shared dream that we both are heading toward.
In effort to accomplish a dream of significance both have to agree to shine their shoes occasionally. My wife and I took some time together at the beach and we listened to each others dreams. We really listened, that type of listening is the process of shining the shoes together.
The exciting news is that when you gain clarity, your dreams can and should be shared and with wisdom and collaboration pursued to accomplish the shared dream. A great mentor of mine said, “A team will accomplish much more than a group of individuals.”
In a perfect environment, total submission to the greatest end would produce the most ideal results. Most times a business is operated with limited sight, and only in the direction of a few eyes directed inwardly, at their own goals. This type of growth most often stagnates and ultimately fails.
Understanding process consulting often requires outside help in order to accomplish the greatest ends. What I often wonder is why a business that is in decline is unable to recognize their need for help, or for that matter why a man with dull shoes and small dreams does not see the value of having their shoes shined.
It is not the shining of the shoes that is so important, it is the wisdom gained during the process that has the great impact on futures.
Are you accomplishing the greater goals that are mutual or are you only interested in your dreams? Do you see wisdom of collaboration? Do you make group decisions, or are you stuck believing your way is effective because you like it? What you like may not be broad and effective. Because you like it does not mean it communicates to an audience beyond one.
Make no mistake, people look at the back of your shoes… it is not what you say it is how well you follow through that intimately matters.
Your impute is valuable… so this month I have put this up on my blog for your feedback.
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