Anything Is Possible, Everything Is Not
John Jennings
I help business leaders climb their greatest mountains | Certified Master Business Coach by FocalPoint | Award-Winning Author & Leadership Coach | Public Speaker | Podcaster
"Anything is possible, everything is not". The first time I heard that it immediately resonated with me. It's a quote from one of my mentors, Rick Scott, of FocalPoint in Canada. I am a self-described cautious optimist. In a recent assessment, I found that my strongest "resilience muscles" are confidence, creativity, and experimentation. That should just about tell you enough about me. I'm confident I can do it, I love to come up with "out of the box" ideas, and I truly love experimenting with new ideas. The problem is that when you put these all together, you can be a person that confuses "anything with possible" with "everything is possible". And that can lead to unrealistic expectations and over-commitment.
Coming out of this COVID-19 quarantine, most businesses are looking for ideas on how to get their business back on track. Business owners need to be very tactical right now. And this quote, "anything is possible, everything is not", is very appropriate for them at this time.
If you look at this from a positive point-of-view, we have been given a great gift. The world pressed "pause". The government helped fund it. And now we get a chance to reinvent and restart, with hopefully better ideas, a solid strategy, and a new spirit. With the idea that "anything is possible", what should you, the business owner be thinking about:
- What market shifts have occurred as a result of this?
- What new opportunities are presented due to CV19?
- And, most importantly, what weaknesses have I discovered in my business or my business model that I can adjust right now?