talent & career development

don’t ignore the opportunities right in front of you.

by bill reeb

in the practice of martial arts, the concept of “take what’s given” is drilled in to teach us to respond to what our opponent is offering rather than either following some mental plan we have conjured up or overrelying on our strengths.

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when you have an unfamiliar opponent, both a mental plan and leveraging strengths require information you don’t have to dependably work. in other words, those two options presume superiority; that i know my strengths are greater or that my plan has all the necessary contingencies to appropriately react to the actions and reactions of my opponent. how could you have this level of knowledge or insight about an unknown opponent?
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self-criticism is healthy … until it isn’t.

by bill reeb

a couple of years ago, when i was consulting onsite with the executive team, one of the managers pulled me aside and asked me for some personal advice. she said, “i am thinking about asking to go part time because the stress of this job is really getting to me. what do you think they will say?”

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i told her that i thought they would be willing to do whatever she wanted. but then i added, “what are the owners or your direct boss doing to create this stress?” here was the conversation that followed:
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adjustments are not only ok, but expected.

by bill reeb

this sounds like an odd comment to make given the importance i have assigned to identifying your desires and creating plans and tactics to achieve them. but we aren’t focusing on desire in this step, but rather the work needed to achieve your desires.

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desires and plans change, or we need to be flexible enough to allow them to change as we gain more knowledge, skills or experience as we do the work. in other words, you want to leverage the wisdom you gain from doing the work.
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“while change can be risky, remaining the same can even be riskier.”

by bill reeb

john, my instructor, teaches us that there is a hierarchy to learning martial arts.

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first you learn techniques, like punching and kicking. as you gain confidence in your technique, you can jump to a higher level and incorporate interval into your self-defense toolkit.
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this extends to how you use and train your people.

by bill reeb

overachievers typically don’t have a problem working hard, but they often have a problem working “better.” so let’s focus on learning how to work better.

more: what to stop may be more important than what to do | expect and embrace failure anytime you do new work | determining your desires should be an active process | know where you are running to | let go of what you think you know
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regarding any technique, know that by remaining open to learning while doing the work (letting go of what you think you know), that is where you will find the “wisdom in the work,” which can bubble up into profound thoughts and ideas that can help you work better.
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make sure your plans are sustainable.

by bill reeb

as you continue doing the work, as you make progress toward your desires, much of your focus should rightfully be on “what can i do today to move me one step closer to whatever i am trying to achieve?” while “doing the work” really seems to be about actions you should take, often it is just as much – if not more – about what actions to stop.

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in martial arts, regardless of the activity, learning to use proper technique is essential.
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are you putting in the work to be where you think you should be?

by bill reeb

during golf season, i like to hit practice balls at the driving range. i also like to take lessons with my golf professional – mostly playing lessons as opposed to ball striking lessons, because just hitting the ball is far less of a problem than the lapse of synapses striking properly in my brain.

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to clarify, during a normal game, i try to hit shots that i have no business hitting, or forget to stay in the moment, or fail to focus on hitting one shot at a time. but during my playing lessons, i review with the pro what i plan to do and why i am making the shot choices i am proposing. it should be no surprise that with this level of concentration and shot-by-shot focus, i play some of my best golf with my pro in tow.
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