Technical glitches can take the All-In far out!

 How often do technical glitches really bog you down and ruin your day? Technology has come so far, it rarely is bad enough to really ruin a day any more. 

BUT...once in a while it can happen.

For the past month, there have been issues with the hosting of this site. It took ten+ hours over several days to rig a solution. It's not even a great solution but one that suffices. 

Can you relate to how frustrating that is? I bet everyone who reads this can relate.

Glitches spoil an all-in mindset. The key is to get the mindset back where you want it to be. Do not let tech or errors or anyone own your mindset! Right?

That's what I had to keep telling myself this last month.

Remember the three guys who annihilated the copier in the movie Office Space? 

I did not want to turn into those guys. Nor did I want to speak rudely to the tech folks trying to help figure it out. 

It's important to have go-to strategies for staying All-In, especially when surprises or negative events occur. 

All-In doesn't mean you don't feel the feelings though. It just means you don't let the feelings get the best of you causing you behave in a way contrary to your core values. 

That's it. Luckily the All-In mantra helps!

Keep on living and leading All-In,

Kelly

Reflect on 2020 to be All-In in 2021

Happy 2021 All-In Leaders!

A few folks requested guidance about how to reflect on the end of 2020, so here is what I provided. 

In just 13 questions you can ponder last year and move forward into 2021. The general idea is not to get bogged down in the past but to reflect honestly and start building momentum toward 2021.

In addition to these questions, I list the good and bad things that happened during the year. Just a bulleted list without details (not re-living the emo of them all). My lists mix personal and business because they get listed in the order items come up, but some people prefer to do the exercises separately.

It is helpful to reflect on last year to fully grasp the lessons and loves to bring into the new year.

I have been doing this, and studying it, since it was a sixth grade assignment. 

High-performance is not an accident, and neither is living a fulfilling life.

I am excited to share more with you soon so you can take the reflection further into 2021! Let's make 2021 our most All-In year yet!

Who says you can't be left out?

I just read an article about atheists being upset they were left out of the political conventions that took place over the last two weeks. The atheist leaders want God out of conventions--not mentioned by any speakers or reflection/invocation leaders. Their numbers are minuscule compared with Jews, Christians, Muslims, and other believers; however, they have a sense of entitlement that their specific group should have been accommodated.

My question is: who says you can't be left out?

Some people have a sense of entitlement that would have baffled and offended previous generations, especially when including you means excluding 100-times more people.

Everyone cannot be included in every single thing. Be okay with that. It is okay to be left out sometimes. Select your battles carefully. Going up against millions of people, with your tribe of hundreds, may not be the best use of your time or energy. Instead, work on growing your numbers organically so you don't have to battle to be included.

You could be invited instead. There's a difference between forcing your way in and being welcomed. One has short-term impact, while the other has greater long-term effect. Which matters most?

And another thing...

If/when you do get invited, be gracious. That's a topic for a different day.