Good Obsession is a gift!

Be afraid of not being obsessed about the right thing but don’t be afraid of being obsessed about something good!

Being able to fully immerse yourself in something that you love and that matters is path to success.

Therefor give yourself permission to be obsessed about your dream, your mission, your purpose, your legacy! 

Actually become obsessed with your legacy.

Become obsessed about your values.

Become obsessed about the people you serve.

Become obsessed to learn and get better.

Become obsessed with the rules you set for yourself.

Become obsessed to ask good questions.

And then, become very flexible about the HOW. 

In fact, ask yourself more oft WHO can help you with this as well.

Because, if you are crystal clear where you want to go, you can start to ask higher quality questions and become very flexible about the way that leads you to achieve your goal.

So an obstacle? –  Doesn’t matter, you simply adjust your way!

A challenge? – You take it and grow!

Mistakes / Even Failure? – You welcome the opportunity to learn!

Because you are obsessed and focussed on where to go, you can be open minded and flexible about the how. Therefor every stop sign on the way doesn’t questions your whole journey, it just questions the next step. And this changes everything!

It creates awareness that everything you do is another accomplished step towards your goal and the feedback becomes your friend as it indicates the way to go.

You might wonder about your way right now or you are not sure if you are on the right track.

Learn to ask yourself and others high quality questions and I like to share two that are so simple but so incredible valuable – not asked often, at least not often enough and not enough in the right moments. 

But be aware that missing the answer stops you or your company to grow and succeed!

Before I share them, I need to warn you! If people don’t trust you, you won’t get an honest answer. If you ask your peers, they must be very clear that whatever they tell you right now, it won’t lead to any direct or indirect punishment and that you can handle the truth. Spoken to a setup where you ask your employees, you need a culture and attitude where you live and role-model this:  Whatever you tell me right now, you will NOT loose your job, you will NOT be punished, you will be still valued!

If asked with this safe space around, they are incredible powerful. 

#1: What do I need to do, to reach the goal? What do I need to change and improve? 

And in a context of business, especially with employees, I highly recommend you to ask this questions as early as possible. New smart people coming on board, be confident that they realise a lot of what’s wrong. 

Once they shared their insides with you, often there is a follow up question you should ask: What do you need from me, so you can help me achieving this / and often it’s even “so you can achieve it”? (because in a context of business you often hold people back and they need less of you, they need information and the freedom to make decisions.

And now it’s about you again! You need to reflect and consider these answers. That doesn’t mean you have to like it, or to agree with it or that you have to make a change in the end (actually if you don’t change anything we should talk) but you don’t have to follow just because.. 

But you have an obligation to consider. And that’s the second question I like to share with you:

#2 What if it’s true? 

Become obsessed with your mission, become obsessed with high quality questions and be very flexible about the how!