Tag: Skill

Making up for the folks who don’t!

 

All around us we experience this on a daily basis.

 

If you are a member of a team or community, and given certain goals and responsibilities, you would feel dejected because you feel that others are not bringing their fair share to the table.

 

It could be a splitting a bill at a restaurant or delivering on their promised part of the bargain or doing something to change the culture or create community impact. It could be taking initiative or appropriate responsibility at work. The reasons could be many- one could be that they are selfish but that being said , it is also likely that there is a distinct lack of skill or resources or a feeling of inadequacy that they have.

 

So, the arithmetic is simple- many people do far less than what they should. As long as we are calibrated for that, and prepared to bring more than our fair share to the table, your goal of making things better stands a good chance. Because, we MUST make up for all those don’t.

 

ENDS

Taking A Chance Called Luck!

 

As luck would have it..

 

This popular refrain has stood the test of time..both good and bad..

 

For all those of us staking a claim on luck..

 

Good luck seems something that has been unearned..a freebie..

 

And bad luck seems like an excuse..

 

It’s like being between a rock and a hard place..

The false promise of meritocracy decries luck in all its forms..

 

It goes for the countless things that happens to us in our lives..

 

That I was lucky to get that job or the contract..

 

That I was unlucky not to get that big meeting some years ago..

 

Giving credit(or blame) to luck makes it easier to get back to the hard work of making things better..

 

We do remain guarded about our luck..especially if there has been a windfall that has come your way or you have had a prized catch..the feeling that good luck is scarce, only adds to that sense of secrecy. Though you might want to attribute your new state of success to your skill or talent, on deeper introspection, you would be the first one to acknowledge that is not true.

 

So, WTL(What The Luck)?

 

While we are on this mindset you could take a look at this article on The Power Relentless Optimism in BrandKnew.

 

ENDS

 

Responsibility bias

Every right has its responsibilities. 
People who do things without being told draw the most wages. Yes!
 
Responsibility is proportional to opportunity.
 
“I’ve got this,” is a phrase that some people will go out of their way to avoid saying. 
 
At work, where it’s incredibly valuable, or in personal relationships, where it creates deep connection.
 
What is your responsibility preference?
 
When things go wrong, is your instinct to hide in a corner and hope you won’t get noticed – or to lean into the situation and make it clear that this one is on you?
 
Like our control preference, responsibility is a learned skill. 
 
You might be born with an instinct for it, but mostly it’s something we’re taught or choose to learn.
 
There is work to be done. Responsibilities to be met.
 
A bias toward taking responsibility is one of the most important things to look for when hiring an employee, finding a doctor, appointing a CEO, building a team or making that next dent in the universe.
Humanity needs the ability of every woman and man.
We are not put here on earth to play around. Out of responsibility comes possibility.
And we can all be possibilitarians!