Have you ever thought about the bigger picture of your journey? Your family, your company, your department, or your personal journey? What I have started to realize is that I am part of a much bigger picture. The impact on my sphere of influence goes far beyond the day to day task. Far beyond getting the job done. Far beyond making money and paying bills. Sometimes my job is to Encourage. Inspire. Challenge. Equip. Confront. Expose. Direct.
I’m pretty sure I usually am not aware of my impact in situations or with people. How about you? Maybe the bigger impact is my influence, experience, and insight. To help someone realize the answer is inside them. The person has the talent they need to accomplish the task or job but they don’t see it or believe it. Confidence is a real challenge for a lot of people I coach. Maybe our job is to be the influence, the catalyst, to help them make that next step. Maybe I am can be the answer to prayer or the voice they need to take their next step.
Are we available? Are we aware? Are we so caught up in doing, in the accomplishing, in achieving the results, that we miss the opportunity to be the answer? The impact needed? We need to work on being more aware that we might be the solution. Even though we may not see it in ourselves. Even though we may not think our insight or suggestions will make a difference, let’s be available. Let us not buy in to the voice that tells us they will figure it out. They don’t really need my help. Let ’s be available to be part of the answer. Part of their next step.
Take the challenge. Offer what you have. Encourage. Challenge. Advise. Be that breath of fresh air in the people around you. Maybe you are the answer someone needs to take their next step.
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