Growth through challenges

One of the most enjoyable activities for me whether it is with my colleagues at Innovations or on the soccer field with my son's team is growth through challenges.   One of the most satisfying experiences whether it is for me personally, or watching someone else, is to achieve something that I did not believe possible a week earlier, a month earlier or a year earlier.

With soccer, it always because you make something more difficult--you were able to keep the ball in the air 4 times...how about 5, or 6....or with your left foot, etc.  In business, it seems that competition and technology are what changes the conditions for us all of the time--you deliver your content in one day, but I want it in 4 hours instead.  Or in the form of a webinar....or in an on demand web based program.  With of course the same results.

Speaking for myself, most of the time I enjoy the process...it is the challenge that keeps me excited.  Every now and then I certainly wish I could take a bit of a break...but the pace of change does not allow us that luxury.  That is why it is so important to also surround yourself with people who embrace change, so that they will push you when you have those moments where you may desire a mental break.   And those people can be inside your business, or outside.