Awareness And Mastery Two Essential Keys To A Successful Small Business
At the heart of it, mastery is practice. Mastery is staying on the path.”
~ George Leonard
US pioneer in human potential
We often hear managers complaining that their employees arent productive, dont listen and just cant consistently get the job done. As a youth sports coach, I hear coaches with similar complaintsthe kids dont listen, dont know where to go and dont try very hard. I cant relate. The boys on my team are usually focused, do what I ask of them, and work hard. As a business owner, my employees are focused, do what I ask of them and work hard. What am I doing that is different from the rest? And what can this teach you about running a successful small business?
As a coach, I make my boys jobs very simple. I ask only two things of them. I ask them to master one shot and I ask them to be aware of what is going on around them. Of course we work on defensive and offensive strategy, but both of those revolve around the two keys that I gave them for successawareness and mastery.
I teach awareness by constantly asking them to be aware of where the ball is...