Simply Begin
Terrence H. Seamon
Continuing on my journey to strengthen the resilience of individuals, teams, leaders, & organizations, that are navigating transitions to change.
Thinking about making a change of some sort...perhaps a personal change? Or maybe an organizational change?
The secret is...to simply?BEGIN.
Break it down?- Many say that "change is hard." It is. But change is also huge. Or at least it seems so before you start. Change often seems overwhelming. That's why we often fail even before we get going.
So the B in BEGIN stands for "Break it down." Chop it into chunks. Lay out the steps in the roadmap that will get you to the goal.
Energize yourself and others?- Another reason we often fail at change is inertia. "An object at rest will remain so unless acted upon." So the E in BEGIN is Energy! You've got to energize yourself and others.
What can help you energize? Perhaps a sense of urgency. Perhaps a sense of competition nipping at your heels.
What about your vision? What is the change about? Why are you making the change? What will the result of the change be??
Get going?- Southwest Airlines' founder Herb Kelleher was once asked what the strategy was. He answered:?"We have a strategic plan. It's called doing things."
Kelleher's wisdom says Get Going. Do stuff that matters.
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Empower everyone to take action. That's what Tony Robbins means by "massive" action.
Invite and Involve others?- Get everyone fired up by inviting them into the conversation, asking them for their share of the wisdom, and enlisting them in the various chunks of the change that need to get done.
Never stop?- Change is never ending. Don't fall into the illusion that it's over. Once you have reached one milestone or one goal, the question always is, "What is?Next?" The N in BEGIN can also mean Now, as in "What can you do?Now?"
Here are some added words of wisdom:
To begin, begin. - Wordsworth
Begin with the end in mind?- Covey
Every new beginning, starts with an ending. - Bridges
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. - Disney
About the author: I'm Terrence "Terry" Seamon and I help my clients to "get going" on changes they desire to make. Recently, to help a client get moving, I suggested: Break the task down into chunks; Engage with the most difficult chunks first; Get help as needed with tough chunks; Involve others whose expertise or input is needed; move to whatever chunk is Next in line. It spells BEGIN.
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2 年Dilbert said, "Change is good. You go first." and that is a reality for so many people on so many things. STARTING is a key. Two caterpillars are sitting on the wagon and a beautiful butterfly floats by. The one caterpillar says to the other, "You'll never get me up in one of those things." They should think about getting started on that inevitable transformation, don't you think?
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2 年What an excellent way to spur people to take that first step in a change! Thanks, Terrence.