Three or four months ago I went through a process of planning the next two years of my business. I think it is time to revisit that and refocus on the things that I need to focus on.
I write about Finisher's Qualities each week because I feel I am an observer. For the last year or so I have tried to find examples in all walks of life that I could take a look at, study, and describe that could help me be a better Finisher. I hope these things have been helpful to you as well.
One of the things that this blog has helped me become is a better observer. I also like to think that I am more aware of the situations I am in as I try to be a better Finisher. Out of that goal for this blog has grown a new focus on "digital coaching" for me and my business, Brain Bucket.
As a result, I will be launching a new blog related to the section of digital coaching that I find people talking to me about. I will be incorporating some of the observations about Finishing into that blog...but, this will be the last post on The Finisher's Blog.
Stay focused. Know where you are. Make your finish happen past the finish line. Work Smart.
Thank you!
Monday, April 14, 2008
Monday, April 7, 2008
Finisher's Know Where They Are
Kansas Jayhawks made it into the Championship Game.
KU is the team I cheer for after I cheer for Davidson.
KU played an amazing game, almost gave it away, and then re-focused to pull away for the win.
I was thinking about the game and wondering why that happens so often in sports and in life. I was just talking to a friend last week about getting close to a goal and then losing focus.
Why is it that just when all the hard work and focus are finally paying off, I am getting work like I want to, or KU goes up by 28 in the first half...there comes a point when you lose focus.
If you were to ask someone what they were doing at that moment, (as I am sure Bill Self was doing!), they would probably be able to tell you the game plan, or they would tell you something that got under their skin, or ... I don't know.
Finisher's figure out where they are at that moment. They figure out what they are doing, what the other team is doing, and they figure out what is going on in their head.
And that is what Kansas did. They "woke up", they snapped out of it. They did what a lot of teams would not have been able to do...they RE-focused.
Bill Self re-calibrated his game plan...or he thumped it back into his team's heads.
I often find myself wandering off course. Why do I do that?
I don't know...but I think the big lesson here is that even the BEST champions (or almost champions!) do it. AND, it's what you do AFTER you lose focus that counts.
The Finisher's Quality then, isn't being focused ALL the time...it is knowing where you are...it is refocusing when you lose focus.
Great Finishers have the ability to ReFocus.
KU is the team I cheer for after I cheer for Davidson.
KU played an amazing game, almost gave it away, and then re-focused to pull away for the win.
I was thinking about the game and wondering why that happens so often in sports and in life. I was just talking to a friend last week about getting close to a goal and then losing focus.
Why is it that just when all the hard work and focus are finally paying off, I am getting work like I want to, or KU goes up by 28 in the first half...there comes a point when you lose focus.
If you were to ask someone what they were doing at that moment, (as I am sure Bill Self was doing!), they would probably be able to tell you the game plan, or they would tell you something that got under their skin, or ... I don't know.
Finisher's figure out where they are at that moment. They figure out what they are doing, what the other team is doing, and they figure out what is going on in their head.
And that is what Kansas did. They "woke up", they snapped out of it. They did what a lot of teams would not have been able to do...they RE-focused.
Bill Self re-calibrated his game plan...or he thumped it back into his team's heads.
I often find myself wandering off course. Why do I do that?
I don't know...but I think the big lesson here is that even the BEST champions (or almost champions!) do it. AND, it's what you do AFTER you lose focus that counts.
The Finisher's Quality then, isn't being focused ALL the time...it is knowing where you are...it is refocusing when you lose focus.
Great Finishers have the ability to ReFocus.
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