Watching a team that is working together and in sync is unlike anything else. It is like a dance of players working together in tandem. Knowing when to respond and when to back away.It is saying encouraging words when your team mate is down and being stern when you know that is what will snap them back into action. It is the leader setting the tone. It is cheering for the big and small successes. It is rallying to pick up the slack and to praise the well deserved wins.
Attitude is the hardest things to train for. The skills will come. The experience will come.
This week’s Friday reFlection comes a little bit late. Watching a fresh team step into their first big challenge together was a reminder that teams that work prevail and teams that are faltering will need to gain their footing. There isn’t much that can build more momentum than the hunger and heart of a team. Yet, nothing that can break the momentum like self-defeat and pressure.
How can I reset and focus? What my team needs and what I need move in sync. If I am losing direction, I can’t very well fault others for not seeing the way.
To reset and focus, is to take a deep breath in the moment when you feel like everything can’t possibly come together and remember that what brought you here was perseverance and practice. Together, you are as strong as your vision.
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