You can choose what you do.

You can choose how you do it.

How you are going to show up.

However, they also get to choose.

They also get to pick.

Using whatever criteria they like.

Perhaps you don’t fit their criteria.

You might not be chosen.

You may not have what they are looking for.

The appropriate skills and knowledge.

The experience and track record.

The preferred approach or methodology.

They may not pick you.

So, stop waiting.

Pick yourself!

“The opportunity of a lifetime is to pick yourself. Quit waiting to get picked; quit waiting for someone to give you permission; quit waiting for someone to say you are officially qualified … and pick yourself.” – Seth Godin

“With realisation of one’s own potential and self-confidence in one’s ability, one can build a better world.” – Dalai Lama

At the time, it was the latest thing.

It has been working for years.

It has delivered repeatedly and tirelessly.

The process.

The technology

The approach

The software.

Now, it is outdated.

Almost obsolete.

The process still works.

It always has.

But there are now better processes.

It is more detrimental to stay with it.

When does the old way of doing things no longer add value?

“The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones.” – John Maynard Keynes

“If you change the way you look at things, the thing you look at change.” – Wayne Dyer

What are you doing for others?

How can you best help?

What can you contribute?

How can you add value?

Make a positive impact?

What is your offering to the world?

It’s not about you.

It never has been.

It has always been about others.

“The way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Ghandi

“It’s not about you. It’s about them.” – Clint Eastwood

You’ve been asked to deliver a presentation.

A presentation to the key stakeholder.

You have put hours into the preparation.

Thinking through every detail.

Selecting the right images.

Working and reworking the flow.

Weaving and telling the story.

You are ready.

And then…

The meeting before you runs over.

The hour you were allocated has just been halved.

Then it gets halved again.

There are further delays.

It’s all okay … you’ve done the necessary thinking.

You know your message.

You are ready.

You’ve got 5 minutes … Go!

“Much wisdom often goes with fewest words.” – Sophocles

“It’s much easier to spend a lot of time making your microphone louder than it is working on making your message more compelling.” – Seth Godin