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.

more: you might be your biggest obstacle | from martial arts to business: 5 steps of evolution | 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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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?”

more: from martial arts to business: 5 steps of evolution | learn to work ‘better’ instead of ‘harder’ | be realistic regarding expectations | a clear direction provides you a sanity check | refining desire
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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.

more: from martial arts to business: 5 steps of evolution | learn to work ‘better’ instead of ‘harder’ | be realistic regarding expectations | a clear direction provides you a sanity check | refining desire | roadblocks from people with good intentions
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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.

more: learn to work ‘better’ instead of ‘harder’ | what to stop may be more important than what to do | stop wishing your life away | don’t let inertia determine your direction | let go of what you think you know
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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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