Be Great.
6.25.2009 | Blog
With all of this talk about being “good enough,” one may get the impression that I am for mediocrity. Nothing could be further from the truth.
In fact, I believe the “good enough” principle allows us to be good enough at most things so that we can be absolutely great at just a few things.
Over the course of writing posts on this subject I have really been trying to examine where I land right now in my life, and I’ve been asking myself a series of questions that may be a helpful tool for you.
1. What three areas of my life can I really be great at, and in doing so change the world?
2. What three areas of my life am I currently feeding resources (brain ram, energy, time, creativity, money) into, when in truth they don’t add up to squat?
3. What three dreams do I currently have that will need those same resources?
4. What can I do to make margin in my soul for those dreams?
6.29.2009
This is a great string of questions! Right now, as a 23 year old aspiring writer and leader of a brand new church plant, I am going through these questions daily. I believe that if we all focus on the things we can “really be great at, and in doing so change the world” there won’t be so many people being ineffective and merely making noise. It’s a daily examination, though, to make sure that we aren’t focusing on doing something that someone else should be doing. Thank you for the thoughts and questions!
7.02.2009
[...] Shawn Wood has some interesting posts developing over on his blog. He is discussing the idea of “good enough” and “excellence.” If we set the bar at “excellence” on every single thing then many people will not be able to participate. He recommended setting the bar at “effective” or “good enough” for that particular project. [...]