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It is essential to have a clear notion of what the goal/success looks like, so that you can own that. At present, These days I'm confronting a few situations i
by ISL 6y ago
It is essential to have a clear notion of what the goal/success looks like, so that you can own that. At present, These days I'm confronting a few situations in life where the direct path to what has, for a decade, been the ostensible goal is demonstrably closed.
It has been useful to realize that, in most cases, those goals have been proxies for more abstract goals that are more attainable. Owning those outcomes is both possible and powerful.
If the linked post is resonant, have a gander at Extreme Ownership -- the same general philosophy.
- WJW 6y agoExtreme Ownership makes (more) sense in a military context where the price for failure is much higher than in a civilian situation. Ownership as a word has been hijacked by self-help marketers to goad people into providing more labor than they are paid for. True ownership means having a meaningful stake in the success or failure of the company. If you are not on the hook for more than having to find a new job on failure and will not get anything more than a mild pay raise or promotion (if even that) on success, then you do not "own" a process no matter what any internal document says. Acting as though you do just means that you are giving away value for free.
- RangerScience 6y agoHmm... All else being sufficient, acting with/feeling "ownership" over something is the #1 way I've gained the skills to get that change-companies-promotion. AKA, I've found it worth it for personal growth, even if it's not been worth it for this-season career.
- RangerScience 6y ago"The goal is not to hold the garrison, but to render the enemy unable or unwilling to take the garrison" (Erfworld)