Why do we have #NoExcuseNovember? Excuses are the enemy of excellence. They lower our expectations, and therefore, detract our determination and commitment. So how do we ensure that our commitment to excellence does not fall to the almighty excuse during the month of November?
Love Tough
We have been taught that our children need tough love if we want them to grow into their potential. We don't accept excuses, and that definitely falls in line with #NoExcuseNovember. But in Jon Gordon‘s book, “The Power of Positive Leadership“, he challenged us to reframe the concept of Tough Love into a more powerful concept, Love Tough. When it comes to Tough Love, our primary focus is to be tough while our secondary consideration is to care about the individual, but if we Love Tough, we are the exact opposite. We care about our people first and foremost, and because we care about them so much, we hold them to a higher standard with our care, support, and attention.
As we kick off #NoExcuseNovember (post about kids), it is important that we commit to not accept any excuses that hold us back (by the way most of them do), but we make that commitment by understanding more about excuses, where they come from, and what they actually mean to the person making them. We must be thankful that the person felt comfortable enough with us in the first place to make their excuse, and then we must leverage our relationship with the person in such a way that lets them know the following things:
As we kick off #NoExcuseNovember (post about kids), it is important that we commit to not accept any excuses that hold us back (by the way most of them do), but we make that commitment by understanding more about excuses, where they come from, and what they actually mean to the person making them. We must be thankful that the person felt comfortable enough with us in the first place to make their excuse, and then we must leverage our relationship with the person in such a way that lets them know the following things:
- We, first, care about them,
- We care about them enough to not allow their excuse to be the reason they fail, and
- We are committed to helping them overcome the barrier to their success.
November is here. Excuses are everywhere, and all of them exist to hold our organization and the people within it back. What will you do this month to love your people through their excuses, and push them to new heights? You hold the key to success in #NoExcuseNovember. The question is will you have the courage to unlock the door?
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