I love telling stories about my first coaching client. He was in his 20s, a millionaire, and was building his second business. He was an accomplished guy. The thing I loved about coaching this guy was that he didn’t hire me to help him make more money or become more successful. He hired me to help him grow. The currency of his accomplishment wasn’t money, it was excellence, innovation, and growth. Money was a natural consequence of the work he was doing, but it wasn’t his end goal. He was pursuing more than a dollar amount; he was pursuing greatness. Don’t get me wrong, money is a good thing! I’m simply saying that being accomplished means different things to different people. If you want to be accomplished, you must first determine what that means for you. [bctt tweet="If you want to be accomplished, you must first determine what that means for you." username="dukematlock"] I coach accomplished people. Most of my clients are those who are in the positions and careers they have been working towards for most of their lives. I coach pastors, business people, and entrepreneurs; in other words, I coach people who are already in their field and have found some level of success. My clients vary greatly in personality, career, and circumstance, but they have one thing in common: they want to grow. The dreams and goals they have set for their lives are on their own terms, my job as their coach is to help them hit those targets. My clients have created their own definition of success; they have set their own values and pursue them with diligence and commitment. They have their own currency of accomplishment. They have their own definition of greatness. I read an article recently about the characteristics of successful people. I noticed while reading that not a single characteristic was external. Every single thing that successful people had in common were internal attributes. I believe this was because success and accomplishment look different in the lives of different people! You cannot define success by external standards because everyone deals in different currencies of accomplishment. [bctt tweet="You cannot define success by external standards." username="dukematlock"] What is your currency of accomplishment? What do you pursue above all else? Is it money? Is it influence, excellence, or growth? There are certain things that make it worth getting up in the morning and going to work. These things will keep you motivated and focused even when it feels like the odds are stacked against you. Not everyone deals in the same currency, and that’s okay. It’s not about the currency of the guy next to you, it’s about defining accomplishment for yourself. For me, it’s all about influence. I believe that the only thing I leave behind of any value is my influence. What currency do you deal in?
Habit Helper:
This is an important question for every leader to answer, regardless of where you find yourself on your growth journey. But chances are you don’t have an abundance of free time to devote to another habit. Instead of trying to find time that simply isn’t there, use a portion of your reflection time during your Get Up and Grow morning routine to seek an answer to this question. As you look over your day and what lies ahead, look for the common threads and themes. Identify the aspects of your work and personal life that make it worth all the struggle. These recurring attributes are your currency of accomplishment.LIKE THIS POST?
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