June, 2007

Dear Subscriber,

For those glued to the recent series of The Apprentice, it is clear we are surrounded by examples of talented and gifted individuals, but the tasks they were set called for a quick fix solution, or run the risk of facing Sir Alan in the boardroom! But in the real workplace we have to balance the temptations of the ‘quick fix’ approach with the need to stick at something until a more rewarding result appears.

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Albert Einstein said "It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer." And Thomas Foxwell Buxton wrote "With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable."

To be able to get results in the face of enormous obstacles is a unique human achievement and we're very good at it – the evidence is everywhere. The pyramids, the castles, the canals, the molecules, the Human Genome, the London Underground, even the Internet (remember how frustratingly slow it used to be, but we didn’t turn our backs on it).

What will you persevere with today? A difficult colleague? A piece of research? A burgeoning workload or simply family members?

What can you do if you recognise that you need to persevere with something or someone and you keep giving up? Picture what the end result will look like in the future and work backwards, one step at a time until you reach today. Then start your journey, moving forward one step at a time towards your vision. Remember that if you need a rest, giving in doesn’t mean giving up!

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All the best,

Hilary Shields
www.inspirechange.com
Telephone: 01908 511 572