In our business and work, we have the opportunity every day to act and move towards our ideal future. The question is that many of us will move toward our ideal future (or vision), while maintaining a connection with a higher goal in what we do, rather than simply taking action and going through the movements to achieve the desired end result. ? I recently read a study by psychologist David Yeager. He gave an interview to schoolchildren in the San Francisco Bay area about his hopes, dreams, and life goals. The students shared what they wanted to have a positive impact on their community or society and wanted to persecute practitioners, where they felt they could make a difference.
What is surprising in this study is that students who wanted to make a difference also rated their school work as more personal. The link in the study was that students who wanted to make a difference could find meaning and purpose in their schoolwork (which themselves felt heavy on a daily basis), because they could see that their research would greatly support them , making a big difference in the world. Like the students in the study, we can go beyond our narrow focus on daily hard work and problems in our business and instead train ourselves to see the “big picture” and connect with a more meaningful goal. Then we can also find a way to overcome obstacles. Let me make it more meaningful by presenting you with two examples: many businesses focus on personal survival and making money. When I first started my business 9 years ago, I struggled to make money and attract customers. My default mode of operation was to take whatever action I had to take to get clients. My main focus was on my own survival and a strong desire to make more money so that I could pay my family bills. Many leaders focus on query level only. Owners and managers often make several requests and tell their employees what to do. And then they are surprised when their employees do not pass, do not engage or do not accept responsibility for requests.
Both of these examples show how we are discussed in “little talk”. The opportunity in each of these situations is to move to a wider conversation - from one of the content to the context. This is what may seem in each of the above situations: a purposeful leader removes the focus from making money in the service of others. I realized that although I wanted to make more money, I had the opportunity to clearly understand the main goal of my business. For me, what changed was when I realized that the purpose of my business was to influence and show leaders how to get their employees to work in a team, to achieve extraordinary results and contribute to their business, their community and the world. . My broader context of influence influenced me when I ran into problems such as attracting clients, confronting my fears of public speaking or something I had never done before. Introduce to me a broader task that has helped me overcome my “little talk” around my fears and doubts. Focusing on working with others is no longer my personal survival. My desire to be purposeful became my main driver. The irony is that after I learned about my greater goal, my income more than tripled! 2. Purposeful leader moves from requests to change. The opportunity is to support your entire team in establishing a link between requests and service. Most employees want to work in a business where they think they are changing the situation. This is something that is deeply rooted in all of us as human beings. Support your employees to connect with the larger goal of making a difference for others — usually customers.
And suddenly, it will be clear to them why it is important to follow specific requests, for example, to return all customer phone calls during the day, or process a customer complaint with sympathy and kindness - because it is extremely important to make a difference for the customer. When you help your employees connect to a larger goal to make a difference for others, they will feel inspired to change their behavior on their own, instead of constantly reminding them about it. The bottom line is that every day in our business we have the opportunity to connect with great value and purpose - what matters to the customers and customers we serve. This more ambitious goal helps us (and our entire team) to transform daily problems and ordeals into purposeful value and influence. What is your main goal for your business and work? And how did the connection to this larger goal make you important? Click here to share on my blog. I love to hear you very much!
