The best of. The all stars. The super team. The dream team.
It’s fun and romantic to think that by getting all of the talented people onto the same team that the path will be easy. When the expectation is ‘easy’ but it still turns out to be a rough road, the frustration is exponential.
Talent must be mixed with connection.
Technique must be mixed with presence.
Tenacity must be mixed with shared vision.
»» And when you get the mix right, it’s magical.
If you are looking for chances to connect you will find them all over the place.
You’ll probably have to go first. It might be a little weird. It will be scary. You might not get the response you’re hoping for. You might over share. You might ask the wrong question. Your effort might not get reciprocated.
But it beats the alternative…
If you’re not looking for chances to connect, the depth of your relationships and your relational maturity are are the mercy of others initiative…and your indifference.
There’s no creative running in the Olympics. No style points. No bonus for running the race in an interesting way.
The only thing that matters is how fast you get from here to there.
It might be the most pure sport.
Especially a sprint like the 100 meters.
The clarity is so magnetic. A definite start. A definite finish. And clarity of what goes in between.
You start out not good at the thing.
The process of getting good is hard…but after that, the thing is much easier.
You don’t have to give away the thing you’re good at just because it’s easy for you now.
Rather, you charge a price (in part) because it’s hard to make it easy.