Are You “Executing Exquisitely?”

Today I read an excellent article my friend and fellow speaker Scott Ginsberg (“The Guy With the Name Tag”) posted on his blog about “Executing Exquisitely”:

Read Scott’s article

I regularly read Scott’s blog, and his stuff is very good. This particular post, however, really resonated with me. It’s worth a full read, but here are a few things I’d like to highlight/add:

1. As the title of the article would indicate, the article is about executing. Planning is great, but if you never take action, your plans are useless
2. His points on Being Impatient, asking What’s the Next Action, and Don’t Be Stopped By Not Knowing How are great, and we would all do well to remember them. All three ideas embrace the Yes, And Mentality so important in improvisation.
3. Fail Like You Mean It is a critical idea, and another one I talk about when it comes to improv and success. As I have said before, if you’re not failing, you’re probably not doing enough.
4. His last point, Consistency is far better than rare moments of greatness, is probably the most powerful. Too often we all (myself included) look for the grand gesture, the huge moment, or the one-shot homerun. The people who achieve real success, however, are the ones who take action every day. Big action, small action, whatever; the key is to keep moving, day after day, week after week, month after month, and yes, even year after year. That’s why you’d better be damn sure you like what you’re doing. Anyone can put up with something they hate for a short burst. But to really succeed you need to be willing to take consistent action for the long haul…

Take a second an ask yourself, “how am I executing today?” Or, to put it as Scott does in his post, “LET ME ASK YA THIS…Are you executing exquisitely?”

Be sure to read the article now!

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