Whether we are successful or struggling, in any facet of business or
life, we are each where we want—or have chosen—to be. When I say to a group, “We’re
all where we want to be,” I usually get push-back. “I don’t want my business to
be unprofitable,” one person will say (or, at least, think). “I’m tired of
being overweight. I don’t want to be fat,” retorts another.
When I suggest we’re all where we want to be, I’m not talking about “wanting”
in the flimsy form that term is usually used. I’m talking about real-life
manifestation of our innermost desires and experiences forming our core
beliefs, which mold our thoughts that turn into emotions. Those emotions then
dictate our actions which, in turn, deliver the outcomes we experience.
At pivotal points, we make decisions—conscientiously or automatically.
Those decisions are true, core desires. If one’s desire
is for health more than the pleasure of excessive eating, a different outcome
will occur from that of unbridled indulgence in gorging on one’s favorite
foods. The same is true in business. We create our outcomes—whether by design
or lack thereof.
External Forces
Sure, there are external elements that are out of our control. When I
make my bold statement about being where we want to be, I’m not talking about
events like an economic downturn that affects everyone. We can’t individually
control that. But I am talking about how we react to that downturn, as well as
how we have prepared for it. The business owner who is making payments on his
expensive dream car that he has to give up because of the effect of a recession
is where he wants to be in that his desires have been more for a toy he craves
than for his company’s stability. If the financial fitness of his company (and
his team’s well-being) were his deepest desires, the money that has been making
the payments on his car could have been shoring up his business for unforeseen storms.
The elements of this scenario can be applied in any situation, business or personal.
I trust you get the idea, so I won’t illustrate this point further right now.
What If We Don’t Like Where We
Are?
There is a difference between being
where we want to be and liking where
we are. We’re all where we want to be because of decisions we’ve made along our
path. Period. The good news is, if we don’t like our resulting reality, we have
the power to change it.
In future articles, I’ll share the principles that build a foundation
for engineering and executing intentional breakthroughs. I’ll also share
elements of The Breakthrough Matrix™
my proprietary tool for creating and accelerating consistent breakthroughs in
business (and life, for that matter).
Can’t wait to read it all? No problem. I’m happy to lead you through an
initial Breakthrough Session for your business at no cost or obligation. I’ve
done this for businesses across an array of industries over the past few decades.
It’s an eye-opening experience. I guarantee you’ll find it enlightening. Just
email me at bwpope@bwpope.com and let me
know you’d like to set up a Breakthrough Session.
