Last week I wrote about how the athletes competing in the Ironman World Championships in Kona next weekend started their journey by believing that anything was possible. Those everyday athletes and high-achievers also share another common trait with successful people everywhere:
THEY HAVE CLEARLY DECIDED WHAT THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING AND ARE WILLING TO BACK THOSE DECISIONS WITH MASSIVE ACTION
It is not enough to believe in yourself, your potential, your dreams. You need to be clear on the goal you are committed to - what it will look and feel like when you achieve it; how you will be different; what the impact on those around you will be. It takes courage, often enormous personal risk and most of all commitment to set yourself on a course to reach your goal. And commitment must, by definition, be backed by action.
In the case of Ironman athletes, "massive action" - both in the physical sense and in terms of mindset - are required to get to Kona. It becomes the driving force in their lives; everything revolves around creating the physical and mental "space" needed to commit to the goal of racing with the best in the world.
As a corporate leader the same approach, single-minded commitment and intense personal energy are needed to achieve the major goals you've set for you and your team. The term "massive" may seem a bit ambitious but the daily, incremental steps you are taking need to be the subtext of big, bold, visible action.
Take a risk, make a bold statement of your commitment and conviction - and put your belief that anything is possible into action.
