by Brooke Green“Your opinion of me is none of my business. . . ” (Author Unknown)
That is one of my favorite quotes and one I keep filed in my brain at all times.
Peer Pressure
I train a lot of business development teams that have become more interested in how they look to their peers than fulfilling the job that they were hired to do. Why is that? As adults, don’t we talk to our kids about being proud of who they are, operating with integrity, not buckling under pressure? Why are we spending time covering our rear ends with our peers, instead of operating with the intention to do our jobs to the best of our ability and being fulfilled in our professional life? Why is it about us, instead of our clients?Truth
Is it because it’s easier to get mired down in the crap than to use our brains and operate with pure intention? The answer, YES! When I’m training groups of intelligent adults, with really good hearts, I find that they would rather place blame than take accountability. “Suzy isn’t doing her job!” “Bobby is saying bad things about me!” “If my boss would hold me accountable I would care about what I do.” Most are looking for someone else to hold them accountable or they think they have some sort of accountability hold over their co-workers.You can only be accountable to yourself. The truth is that we create reasons not to do our jobs, not to be successful. If we clear all the crap away and act with the intention to help our clients, the expectation rises. Darn, then we’ll really have to perform.
Get out of the CRAP
So what can you do when you lose your way? Life is a series of choices – slow down, and make a different choice. Get out and see suspects/prospects/clients – dive into what you are supposed to be doing. Remind yourself why it’s fulfilling. When you make it about other people instead of yourself – the crap quickly clears. As my Mom would say, “take the high road!”
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