According to Leadership IQ: They studied 5,247 hiring managers from 312 public, private, business and healthcare organizations. Collectively these managers hired more than 20,000 employees during a three-year study period. They found that 26% percent of these new hires were terminated due to their inability receive coaching. This is most likely not a new statistic, it is one that has probably been around for quite some time, it just wasn’t studied in this detail. I have found the same to be true. The ability for a person to receive coaching and feedback tells me exactly who and what they are. Open mindedness to want to get better is one thing, receiving coaching and feedback and implementing it is another, but to really separate yourself from the pack, seeking coaching and feedback is what makes you in a class all alone.
When you have to tell someone: Have you ever noticed the people who have to tell you how busy they are? Sure. If someone asks me how things are going, I might respond by saying ” I am pretty busy”. This is common. What I am talking about are the people who have to actually tell you that they are busy, before you ask them. It is a lot like the people who have to tell you how great of a “_______” they are. You fill in the blank. The chances they are that great at whatever the “_______” is, is most likely debatable.
The natural pull: Sir Isaac Newton was the mathematician that founded the theory of gravity. Sir Isaac Newton discovered that gravity depends on a few things; such as mass, distance and placement. The natural pull of gravity is downward. If you throw an object off of a building it will be pulled down. If you jump off of a building (don’t test this by the way) you will be pulled down as well. Look around you and see what others are talking about. The chances are what they are talking about are also things that can pull you down. It could be the bad weather, the bad economy, the bad boss, the bad candidates in the upcoming election, the bad commercials, the bad press, the bad you name it. All of this is pulling you down. Then you take what is easy. Things that are easy to do are usually in the down movement as well. It’s easy to run down hill. It’s easy to show up late and leave early. It’s easy to skip the gym and say I will go tomorrow. Gravity is naturally existing, just like the object being thrown off the building it is easy for it to fall to the ground, because it is naturally going to be pulled that way. No force, no assistance is needed for this to take place. It is no different from most things in life. No effort or no discipline is really necessary to spend freely on whatever you want to spend your money on. No effort or no discipline is needed to sleep-in. No effort and or no discipline is needed to stay at work and push things forward. My advice for myself is and my advice for you if you have read this far. Whenever you have a natural pull towards what is easy. Do whatever you can and go the other way.
To your success and your future.
Pennies into Fortunes 
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