What To Do…
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I knew this would happen again, but I didn’t know how it would happen or when it would happen. No matter where you go and what you do in business life and life there is a test, storm or opportunity. I have spoken of going through these test, storms or opportunities and that we are not exempt from them. I am learning that at times it’s not so much the test, storm, or opportunity but how we view them and what we do in them. I can say I am going to walk through a test, a storm, or an opportunity but it also depends on how someone views them. Whenever I started something new I always encountered test at some point in any business life or life relationship. But as of lately my viewpoint is changing and now it’s not a test but an opportunity. I just have to ask from Abba, My Source on how to navigate the opportunity but to also keep me focused.
“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33, KJV)
With my last facility I encountered a major opportunity about 8mths into my work. I say opportunity because one has to realize that at any level with any organization, they will at some point need to justify to themselves if this was the right partnership or not. They have to answer their own questions and see for themselves why they would partner with an individual. This field of business development that I am in is outside sales that comes with a lot of freedom but way more responsibility. I am learning that an organization has to answer for themselves and justify why they would create this partnership. Because somewhere there is an issue that needs to be addressed and the organization needs to see how one views the issue. Is the issue being viewed as a test, a storm, or an opportunity? The only way to see some results is to put it under pressure, and 8mths into my last work with my previous facility that test came at me from left field. One morning I was getting ready to head out to a hospital and the person I direct reported to called me. She called to give me a heads up that some people in the organization was asking and wanting to justify if I was the right partner. In other words, I had to see this as an opportunity to see that I took my foot off the gas, but I immediately got into my feelings. I initially saw the test and overcame the first part and voiced my justification to be hired and showed just enough immediate progress but took my foot off the gas enough for someone to take notice.
When starting a new partnership, it’s easy to sell someone on yourself when you are happy and eager to get to work. But we also have to ask ourselves can we sustain this level of eagerness? The opportunity within any new partnership and current partnerships is the opportunity to allow our God given talent to shine for His glory while also interacting with others. It’s hard for a team to move forward together until they are faced with issues, and they all work together as one to change their viewpoint to the same Lense. With my previous facility we learned we have to adjust our Lense and work on consistency. We realized that we had no issues of working with each other but we lacked consistency working together as One. When We all turned our Lense to the consistent working together as One towards our core facility goals allowed it allowed us to improve our communication so that we keep the Oneness going. As time went on it was easier to identify when we were off as a team because our go to mode was consistent Oneness. From all of us working together as One the building won best occupancy of the year and had the best survey from the state for its region. All of that was only done because to win best occupancy of the year also means that patients stayed for their scheduled treatment and not transfer to another facility and that requires Oneness. To have an amazing survey from the state especially in this sensitive healthcare time takes consistent Oneness.
As I begin with my new facility and organization that opportunity has come a lot faster than I thought even though I was aware (1.5 mths). I’ve read and heard from multiple sources, “Hope for the best but prepare for the worst”. I like the saying because It’s not to keep us bound in fear but to allow us to keep our viewpoint in reality. We never know when the opportunity will come but we have to be prepared that it will come, and we have an action plan in place. The opportunity to create good consistent communication came upon my new team and we were put under the microscope. This opportunity to grow our communication Oneness came full force and it involved our major hospital system and a major investor. While the whole team was able to handle the opportunity of growth and even received a “Good Job”, it did come at a price. Now we have another scheduled Monday meeting to discuss and improve our communication Oneness, which is great. But its another meeting. Anyways, this opportunity came at a great time and we have really grown closer. while we might not be at whole Oneness we are at least One more Monday meeting closer to closing all the gaps.
It’s not the test, storm, or opportunity but our viewpoint and where we set our Lenses together. Once we see it with the right eyes then its just another opportunity to grow together towards the goal in Oneness. It’s easier to focus on the small gaps and closing those up and allowing it all to grow together as One organically.
Thank You Abba…
