Obstacles or Opportunities
Posted in Time Management, Customer Service, Networking, Sales, Coaching, Marketing, Success, Financial Management, Leadership by Manny on February 15th, 2010 Marine Corp training includes the consistent day in and
day out running of an obstacle course in preparation
for running the real test, the confidence course.
Week in and week out in boot camp you deal with the
obstacle course, learning how to over come every
obstacle so you can then run the all important
confidence course which uses all the skills you have
learned. Every obstacle on the course is another
opportunity to get stronger, faster, quicker, smarter,
more flexible and just plain better.
****Watch Manny talk about Obstacles or Opportunities****
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s70iQIMPG8c
Wow! Is that the way we looked at the obstacles in our
life. What if we looked at the obstacles in life as
ways in which we could get stronger. Stronger in
what we already do well. Way better than our competition
is at giving the best service to our customers. Quicker
at responding to the things we have to deal with
related to our customers. More flexible in dealing
with the things we have to. What if we looked at
the obstacles as ways in which we could get better.
Would it make a difference? Would it set us apart
from everyone else. What impact would it have on you?
How are you dealing with the obstacles in your life,
business, career, health or family? Are you looking
at each one as a opportunity to get better and better.
Are you taking each one as a challenge and making
the best of it. Or are you letting the obstacles get in
your way and slow you down, throw you off path
and even stop you.
Are you looking at the obstacles in your life as we
did on the obstacle course in boot camp. Are you
looking at them as challenges to make you great.
Are you putting all your effort, energy and ability
into getting really, really, really good. Or are you
giving up.
In the Marine Corp we got really good as a team
and we also got really good as individuals. We
built our skills and that built the skills of the team.
Each time an obstacle beat us we stop and said,
“I will be back”, you might have gotten me this
time, you might even get me a few more times,
but guess what, in the end I will over come you
and I will win”. And we did.
Some of the greatest success stories related to
opportunity come from those who have overcome
the obstacles and moved to great success in their lives.
They have looked at them as a temporary barrier
which will be over come. They have looked at
them as a challenge.
The great president Abraham Lincoln said, “I will
prepare and someday my chance will come.”
And his challenge did come. And he over came
it and went on to be one of the greatest presidents
in the history of this great country.
Are you using the obstacles of life to prepare for
the opportunities that are coming your way? Either
you are or your are not. Only you can answer that
question. So which is it? Which is it going to be
moving forward? Are you going to use these obstacles
to train to be really good, or will they just stop you?
Benjamin Disraeli a former Prime Minister of
England, “The secret of success in life is for a
man to be ready for his time when it comes”.
Are you ready for your time. Do you think that letting
obstacles stop you or get in your way is helping
you prepare. Look at those obstacles as keys to
opportunities. Look at them just like we did the
obstacles on the obstacle course, as way to get
stronger, fast, better and really good. Let them
prepare you for what is head.
Oprah Winfrey says, “luck is a matter of preparation
meeting opportunity”.
Are you preparing to meet your opportunity? Or
are you whining? Are you looking at the bad
economy as an obstacle that is going to slow you down
or as an opportunity to excel? Start looking at it as an
opportunity for you to build and get even better. You
will be amazed at what happens.
Instead of joining the whinier group, join the winner group.
Instead of letting it stop you, let it energize you to go
even harder, stronger and further.
Change your attitude to one of looking at every obstacle
as another opportunity for you to get better, faster,
quicker, smarter and just plain good.
This week make it happen for you.
