Blinders Aren’t Just For Horses!

I was reminded yesterday that while we need to keep focused on the big picture, we need to stay within the moment. We so quickly veer off the path because what lies ahead just seems simply too overwhelming. This lesson in our business building occurred to me as I was shoveling the first snow of the season.

With my husband sick with pneumonia I knew I had no choice but to go out onto this snowy day and do his job. I was forced to shovel the entire driveway before the air turned too cold and froze everything to ice. So I joined my neighbors and began participating in the familiar sound of scraping.

I walked out into the cold air with energy, prepared to complete my task, looking at our 75 foot driveway relieved that only a few inches fell.

After a long 30 minutes I had completed only one section in front of my garage. At that very moment, I caught myself looking up to the top of my driveway and had an overwhelming feeling of how much work lay ahead.

This feeling of defeat was fleeting (thankfully) because I knew I had no choice but to get the driveway shoveled. I quickly looked back down and began completing my task recognizing that no matter what I had to do to get this task completed before I could proceed with my day!

So often we do engage in this same behavior with our business. We approach our day with confidence and excitement, knowing full well what activities we need to engage in to be successful. Sometimes, the activities might seem tedious. Sometimes, they challenge every part of our core and who we are.

Whatever these activities are that we need to complete, it is the discipline of working past the challenges and the desire to quit that will bring us to succeed. We will want to look up and assess our progress. But this activity may lead many to experience the feeling of defeat. Most will quit at this point because they will lose focus of their purpose and goal. The pain of proceeding for these people becomes overwhelming as they begin to analyze their lack of progress. These people only see what they haven’t completed.

When I looked up from my shoveling, I saw this enormous driveway filled with snow, but immediately put my head back down. I put my blinders on and committed to not looking up again until I was completely finished, regardless of the burning pain in my forearm and shoulders. I kept my head down with each shovel and began focusing on the black driveway growing wider.

While some may be quicker than others in reaching the same goal, remaining focused on the efforts of the task at hand rather than the final outcome determines whether someone has the discipline to carry forward to their final destination. Therefore, when you think about your business goals, you want to ask yourself, “Am I carrying out the everyday activities necessary to bring myself closer to my final outcome?”

Having the goal and not following through on the necessary steps is like having no goal at all. It is just a wish!

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