Three Minute Leadership: How Fast Is Your Recovery Time?

To: The Great Leaders Who Have a Passion for Continuous Learning

In his blog post, Saboteur Assessment Insights: How Fast Is Your Recovery Time?, Shirzad Chamine asks great leaders the question: “What do you think is the #1 difference between a world champion and the runners up”. He responds stating the following about the critical importance of staying focused.

Hint: It’s not skill. It’s not training or fitness. It’s not even motivation and how badly they want to win.
The Answer: Recovery time. The speed in which they rebound from setbacks and mistakes.

Picture a tennis player in the game of her life. She has just hit a weak backhand and she knows it.
In the immediate moments that follow, we see her re-center physically into the “ready” position, facing the net squarely, ready for whatever type of ball comes back.

But an even more important factor is whether she re-centers mentally and gets into the ready mind position in time…
… because here’s the thing. If half her mind is still upset over her last mistake, by the time the next ball comes she will smash the ball into the net.

If you don’t recover fast enough, your small mistakes or setbacks can spiral into bigger ones.
Champions know this. They know how to recover fast—mentally.

Denis Waitley tells us: “Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.” It is this solution-focused mindset that speeds recovery time minimizing distraction and disruption in dealing with issues at hand.  Remember the words of Alexander Graham Bell: “Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.” Bring the sun’s rays into focus on your chosen life… one of being more than you ever dreamed you could be. You are a world champion!

Have a beautiful day and a magnificent week!!!

Mike

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