Yes, you can do that.
Yes, you can take that on.
Yes, to her request.
Yes, to helping him out.
Yes, to more responsibility.
Yes, to a new project.
And yes, why not that too?
Yes, yes, yes.
Until you are buried in yeses.
“When you say ‘yes’ to others, make sure you are not saying ‘no’ to yourself.” — Paulo Coelho
“Whenever you say ‘yes’ to anything, there is less of you for something else. Make sure your ‘yes’ is worth the less.” — Louie Giglio
Have you met or exceeded expectations?
Have you simply delivered or over delivered?
Did you provide a service or provide value?
Do they get someone else, or will they seek you out?
The latter depends on the answers to the first three questions.
“Always deliver more than expected.” — Larry Page
“Meeting expectations is good. Exceeding expectations is better.” – Ron Kaufman
It’s amazing what happens when the right people get together.
Discussions and debate.
Energy and epiphanies.
Agreement and alignment.
Collaboration and Commitment.
Though there is still much more to do.
Outcomes and ownership.
Follow up and follow through.
Deadlines and deliverables.
Implementation and embedding.
Then there will be an amazing result.
“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” –Henry Ford
You gave it your all.
You were focused.
You delivered.
You made an impact.
What a great day!
Bring on tomorrow.
“The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” – Vince Lombardi
“Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.” – Peter F. Drucker
When it all becomes too hard … onwards.
Go on.
Hang on.
Carry on.
Crack on.
Take it on.
Soldier on.
Brush up on.
Continue on.
When it all goes wrong … the way out is up!
Chin up.
Step up.
Buck up.
Show up.
Shape up.
Harden up.
Pick yourself up.
Keep your head up.
Onwards and upwards!
“Keep your head up in failure, and your head down in success.” – Jerry Seinfeld
“Life has a way of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen at once.” – Paulo Coelho.
Once you commit, there are no more choices.
No more indecision or uncertainty.
Wavering back and forth dissipates.
Commitment leads to focus and action.
It leads to progress.
When you are committed, you are fully invested.
You are resolved to make things happen.
So, to the dilemma.
You cannot commit to everything.
You have to decide.
Until there are no more choices.
“The only limit to your impact is your imagination and commitment.” – Tony Robbins
“Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes, but no plans.” – Peter F. Drucker
Peter F. Drucker is revered as the father of modern management and author of 39 books. Here are just a few of them …
The Daily Drucker: 366 Days of Insight And Motivation For Getting The Right Things (2004)
The Effective Executive (1966)
The Practice of Management (1954)