Assets Abound

In a meeting the other night we faced a long agenda. In 15 minutes, however, most of the agenda was completed. This left time for a discussion of a few items we hadn’t had time for in the past.

So we talked about those things, noted them in our minutes, and adjourned early. It helped that some of our tasks had been worked on in advance at earlier meetings. I think we were surprised at how well we performed and used time so efficiently.

We had ideas at the ready; the agenda was sent out by email a few days ahead; we were prepared. Those are assets. We used them. The task was accomplished.

In another meeting we pondered heavy tasks and problems that had been bedeviling us for the past two or three years. The people in the room were well aware of those tasks and had thought much about them. We came together. We noodled over the agenda items and jotted down (doodled!) our ideas and suggestions. In 15 minutes a solution began to form and 30 minutes later we had a plan of attack at the ready.

Assets brought by each of us. Assets employed intelligently by all of us. Workable solutions resulted. We are on our way to a new chapter of accomplishments.

Such are the ‘assets’ we work with day and night. We often don’t note them or even realize they are there. Many people in many places each and every day. They meet. They discuss. They share. They solve.

Companies and businesses large and small do the same and house countless meetings to ‘do business’. And they grow, prosper and morph into new products, services and industries. All the time evolution churns its way through our culture. We gain ground. We do our work. And time passes.

With passing time new problems emerge. We apply our talents/assets to them. We design solutions and enact them. The new merges with the old and not so new, and culture is enriched and moves on.

Outside our national borders the same is occurring. The morphing of the future is ever present.

Hop on the bus of change or miss it forever.

That is a stark choice we have at all times. Are we ready for the bus ride? Do we want the bus? Or do we hide from it?

I wonder how many buses drive empty because of this?

Stop. Look into a mirror. Ask yourself: “Am I ready to get on the bus?”

I hope you do. Join the exploration. It’s an adventure. And fun!

October 13, 2017