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“How you get there is where you arrive.” This quote1 jumped out at me a couple of weeks ago because it speaks to the exact wall I bang my head against when I’m hoping to convince someone who’s just gaining momentum that this is a good time for strategy.
See, before we start something, most of us are thoughtful and maybe even cautious. We're thinking with some intentionality about what this idea of ours might look like and how we might build it. We plot out some steps along the way, imagine the possibilities, and play around with details. But something shifts once we start to get moving.
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I was saying that we’re so very careful before we start to build something. But then, we get a little taste of momentum and all of that thoughtfulness and intentionality goes out the window. We begin to just chase progress over direction - sometimes at great cost.
This is where that little piece of wisdom comes in:
How you get there is where you arrive.
Let’s make it simple. If I’m on a road trip and I drive west, I end up out west. If I drove an a car with a bad alignment, I get there with a bad axle.
Bigger picture now. If the way we pursue growth is with impulsive in-the-moment decisions that are disconnected from our vision and goal, then that’s where we end up: somewhere without a direct connection to our vision and goal. If how we got there was through building relationships, we arrive with community. If you get there based on restlessness and impatience, you’ll arrive at something that feels haphazard. Because that’s what you built. Grow through scatter, arrive at scatter. Grow with freedom, arrive at joy. Grow through intention, arrive at the place you intended - or expected at the very least.
Put this to work:
The obvious question on the table is, “How are you getting there?” To make it less ambiguous:
What’s the vibe you’re leading your biz with these days?
What’s leading your decision making? This could be a specific tool, a feeling, anything really
What, if any, guardrails are you relying on right now?
Where do you want to arrive?
Leave that first question alone for a minute and answer this one separately. Think of the vibe, the season, the accomplishments, the measures of success for where you want to arrive.
Do those answers match? Are they compatible? Reply and let me know. Happy to clap for you when they do and direct you towards resources if they don’t.
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1 This quote is widely attributed to Richard Rohr, the priest and writer; although I can’t find the exact wording in his work or anyone else’s.