Roeboater Thoughts

  Juggling is hard.  Why juggle if you don't have to?  Why juggle if it makes more sense and yields a better result if you do one thing, then another, then another?  Is it because others do it?  It makes us feel busy?  Remember the goal is productive, not busy.  Juggling is overwhelming; checking one thing off after another is not and can actually be really motivating as you move down your list.  Today and going forward (and I know it's hard) don't get lost in what others are doing, but focus on your road ahead. Your road to where you want to be. Take your steps, on your journey, towards your goal(s). That destination is the sweetest one. 

  The energy that we bring is up to us. We don't wake up each morning on fire to take on the world, but we can take actions to get us to the place we need to be to get our energy right. It doesn't always come easy, but it will come if we invite it in. Then once we get our energy and mind right we can bring that to each interaction we have during our day.  Before you connect with people today do a check-in with yourself to make sure you are ready, locked in and prepared to connect. 

  Adapting is not a luxury if you want to keep succeeding at a high level.   Recognizing factual changes in an economy, market or industry is something we all must do. Then, with that knowledge we must look at what we are current doing and make updates/changes accordingly in order to keep the pace we want to be on. If things change and we do not, we still change, but at the control of outside and not inside.  Change does not mean (though it may in some cases) leaving some things fully behind. It may mean we do MORE of some things, less of others or a combination of both. The only MUST is to do something; doing nothing is becoming a passenger. We also do not change for the sake of change. We change to help us adapt effectively. Effectively is defined as getting us to the goal or destination that we set forth. We don't lower our goal/standards when things change; we ourselves rise up.  It's a choice every day and many times during the day as well to rise up. Others will choose t