As leaders, we’re always ‘on.’ The world around us is changing fast and we are changing with it. The issue is, sometimes we can keep spinning our wheels and moving fast, without really achieving anything in the long run. If the goal is to achieve more and move fast, you may be surprised that the solution is to first slow down! In this episode, I’m going to break down 5 steps that will help you slow down in order to go faster.
On this episode:
- Life and leadership are on a fast moving track. As leaders it may be time to slow down a bit mentally and physically in order to achieve more in the long run. I’ll dive into five steps that I believe will help you apply this to your life.
- When you do these five things you’ll notice a couple of effects. For example: you’ll notice that you’ll understand more that’s going around you and you’ll even be able to take more control over your situation.
Key Takeaways:
- Having a lot going on doesn’t mean your getting much done
- Just stop
- Step back – get out of the weeds
- The end picture/goal
- Start planning and lining things up
- Press the gas – Execute on the plan
- The effects of going through these steps
Tweetable Quotes:
“At times we need to stop physically and mentally. Just stop!” – Denis Gianoutsos
“You’re going to feel more in control… you’re going to feel less stressed out and you’re going to feel more confident as a result of it all.” – Denis Gianoutsos
“Next time you’re going fast in whatever you’re doing… take your foot off the accelerator at times, look around at what’s going on, and then you can look forward with more purpose.” – Denis Gianoutsos
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