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regardless because as my company grows, my daily functions should look different. And you know what? We’re always better off for it. The last thing I want to touch on briefly is this concept of the moving target. That used to drive me crazy when I was younger! It was easy to think, “Can’t I just accomplish something and relax?” But the older I get, the more I realize what a blessing it is. When we always have something we’re pushing toward, we thrive . The more we know, the more we learn how much more there is to learn. And I could not be more grateful for that opportunity.
Every time someone made a sale — no matter how big or small — they’d come hit the gong and the whole office would take a moment to hoot and holler for them. I thought we’d done away with the gong since moving remotely, to be honest, but my assistant let me know that the sales team still posts gifs of ringing gongs or bells on Slack every time they make a sale and take a moment to celebrate it together. That is huge! Third, we need to get away from the mindset that we’ll become experts or be successful once we achieve a specific goal. There are markers of success, sure, but if we overlook where we are now, we’re really selling ourselves short. As Sarah Lewis said, mastery is in the continual reaching , not the one-time achieving . The more we learn, the more we discover how much more there is to learn. Success is a moving target. With that in mind, as we start planning for 2022, I wanted to encourage you to look back on 2021 with new eyes. Notice and celebrate the small wins. Let yourself feel the victories! Take a hard look at your current task list and ask yourself, “Do I need to be doing this?” That’s a hard ask sometimes. I know I definitely struggle with being the bottleneck in a lot of areas because I have a hard time letting go of tasks I’ve been in charge of for a while. But I do the self-evaluation every year
–Shaun
P.S. I have a PDF of my “What NOT To Do” list that I fill out every year when I’m evaluating my task list. If you’d like a copy, just let me know and I’ll send you the file. P.P.S. One of my big goals every year is to help social workers deliver presents to their charges during the holidays. To that end, I started a nonprofit called Fostering Christmas that works to bridge the gap and give these kids some hope. If you’re interested in learning more or helping out this year, you can find more information at FosteringChristmas.org.
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