View from the Summit

What are your goals for this month? You might be one of those people with answers on the tip of your tongue. You could be someone who hasn’t given much thought to monthly goals. In reality, there’s no difference between people who set goals and those who don’t. Having a goal doesn’t mean anything if it doesn’t inspire action.

Don’t get me wrong…it is important to set goals. But you can’t stop there. For goals to become reality, you must execute a plan. This is what separates the dreamers from the achievers—dreamers have ideas; achievers have plans.

 Aristotle said, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, but a habit.” The same could be said about October’s theme—execution. It isn’t something we do one time; it is a way of life.

Execution is one characteristic common to people who move from success to significance. They learn the things they do that make an impact and make them a priority. They also recognize the time-wasters and establish a system to keep hem from derailing their lives.

I hope you’ve been reading our book of the month—The Impact Equation by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith. No matter where you are in your business, personal, or spiritual journey, the truths in this book will make you stop and think. The subtitle keeps echoing in my mind: Are you making things happen or just making noise? 

It’s easy to just do something; but it’s much more difficult to do something that matters. It requires us to understand more about who we are and the impact we want to have on the present and future generations.

Election season usually includes conversations about the trustworthiness of candidates. That is an even bigger topic of conversation today. Trust matters. You and I can’t do anything to affect the trustworthiness of other people, but we can take steps to make sure we are trusted.

In chapter six of our book of the month, The Impact Equation, the authors talk about trust. They pose an interesting question: “It’s easy to understand if we trust someone else, but how can we tell if someone trusts us? That isn’t as easy.”

In reality, we usually don’t know if people trust us until we discover they don’t. Then, it might be too late to address the issue. People today are more skeptical than ever. Why? Maybe it’s because of their experiences. They have valid reasons not to trust some people or professions.