![]() ![]() People don’t want to just be a number or be told what to do. Empowerment and engagement are crucial foundational elements that can lead staff to greatness, from the top down. The greatest talent of a leader is to empower people. So, plan for change, for flexibility, and be able to pivot when things don’t go as planned. We must employ that same mindset at work, ideas win, but they also lose at times. Challenges like failure are learning experiences, those that we teach our children to endure. Losses bring knowledge, they allow us to face obstacles, and to learn to get up, even when we don’t want to. Plans can’t solely be constructed for triumph because that type of perfectionism isn’t reality and can’t be expected. Loss is normal and it needs to be part of our thinking, especially when we are in the planning stage. We can’t always win, and we can’t be discouraged by the fear of loss. But there is a flip side to be considered and accepted. ![]() And fortunately, winning does allow us to smash the constraints of the box. In fact, winning drives us to be strategic, competitive, and thought-provoking. However, commonality needs to encourage people to bring their perspectives to the table, so that business growth and success is based on collaboration, innovation, and importantly, creativity. There is a commonality that can be rebuilt and reestablished in the office, especially as we return to work. During the pandemic, we have been locked inside our homes and subjected to Zoom to maintain our connections. We are living in unprecedented and uncertain times. ![]() Here are 5 ways to be comfortable and successful in your mission to break down barriers and not accept limitations. And the hope is that generations that come after us will look to us to develop their own motivation and sense of being.ĭo not operate with fear, rise to the occasion. Think about it as a challenge, the potential to be your best self. But this uphill battle is worth the effort because it will allow you to look for hope and optimism. Beyond those doors lies opportunity, not obstacles.īreaking barriers is an uphill battle, and it doesn’t guarantee big wins or uber success. Fight to unlock doors and walk through those doors. Find your own place in the world and allow yourself to establish boundaries so that people understand where you are coming from and that you are not going to conform to their expectations. Turn your story around and start with inspiration. And if you really think about it, someone else constructed that box, so why are we forced to fit into it?ĭo not accept limitations. In fact, barrier breaking is about not staying in your lane or being something that the world expects you to be. The world puts differences in a box because the world wants us to fit in. I’m realizing that barrier breaking doesn’t have to be a such a task. I don’t know if you feel the same, but barriers make me question myself. And to be honest, that is extremely frustrating, especially in the work setting. I find that I’m constantly trying to break down barriers, in all aspects of my life. ![]()
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