Are You Progressing?

This is my son’s last year of peewee football. I enjoy watching the kids play. I can always tell the child that is afraid to take a hit. When he gets the ball, he always runs hard and fast sideways. It is sad to see them put in so much effort without gaining yards. I realize sometimes there is not an opening. The kids that don’t mind getting hit will create an opening. Even if it is just one yard, they are willing to do what it takes to make progress.

There is a difference between motion and progress. Too often we judge ourselves by motion instead of progress. When you are a business owner, it is very easy to spend time doing a lot of things that are not results producing. For example, checking e-mail is not results producing. Although it must be done, reading e-mails does not pay you.

Many times we don’t progress, because we are afraid to get hit. We will put a lot of effort into our business, but we will not do the result producing activities that will move us forward. Moving forward may mean getting hit; hearing ten no’s or a negative comment. Isn’t your progress worth the hits?

Before you give up or say it is not going to work, find out why you are not progressing financially. Journal your work day and find out where you are spending most of your time. Find a mentor and accountability partner to help you stay on track.

In football you have four chances to move the ball ten yards. A gain of a few yards may seem small at first and you may get the wind knocked out of you. If you are consistent, you will eventually get to the end zone.