I recently had an opportunity to participate in the greatest business competition in the world – The Apprentice.
There was one common theme with all of the contestants; we all seized the moment. We didn’t focus on the past or what the future might bring, we focused directly on the task at hand. We weren’t thinking “what if I fail” or “what will others think of me” we kept moving forward. I know for me, the thought of “what if I miss the shot” never came to mind. I wasn’t about to let the moment define me. I was going to define the moment. We all knew that in the end there was only going to be one winner but to get there we had to live in the moment and execute. We all had to do things that were out of our comfort zone, but we were not about to run from fear. We faced it head on. We simply executed to the best of our abilities every day!
There is a lot I took from the show but this was one of the biggest lessons. Seize the moment, step out of your box and do the best you can with what you have to work with. You may not win every single time but so what? What did you lose? Nothing. If fact, I learned more about myself through the failures our team had than the successes.
