Are You Banging Your Head on a Brick Wall Unneccessarily?

I'm sure you've heard the old saying of "If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again"? I know as a child  it was drilled into me. However there should be an added bit on the end, change one thing slightly the next time you try. Because you've also heard "the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again" right? Talk about contradictions left, right and centre!!

This morning I had a little experience that's got my brain in overdrive and thinking deeply (just for something new and different!). I was on the computer attempting to create a group on Linked In for our local women's networking group. The task itself was simple and straightforward enough. I will admit that it's taken me about four visits to the website over the past week or so to figure out where to go in the first place to create said group. Normally I would have given up by now. However I knew it was possible and I knew it could be done. I just hadn't figured out how yet.

I kept trying and this morning I found the right button. Hallelujah! Side note - I consider myself fairly technologically savvy, so I wasn't ready to admit defeat on this one! Anyhow, I lost count of the number of attempts that it took me to upload the group picture and the hero picture.

There were times when I was ready to get frustrated and started to blame my equipment. So I took a deep breath and a step back for a moment. I had evidence that this could be done. There are a million and one other groups already on Linked In with fancy pictures and stuff. Obviously there was something I was missing. A step in the process was out of sync.

We're so accustomed to looking at external sources and factors as a reason to blame our lack of success when it comes to achievement. However, we must look within first. Machines and things are built specifically to do a task. The human element of operation is what usually hinders a successful outcome. So the next time you're ready to blame your equipment for your lack of success, take a deep breath and ask yourself  "what's one small thing I could change right now to achieve the outcome I am wanting here?".

This week I will leave you with these questions to ponder over and answer in your own time:

Do you give up before you've reached your goal and how is that serving you?

How often do you  look up from the challenge you're in to see who has gone before you and been successful at achieving what it is that you want to achieve?

What evidence do you look for to know that what you are wanting to do/achieve has been done before?

Who do you model for success?

Until next week.... stay awesome! Any thoughts, comments and feedback are most welcome!