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Spectating or Competing

We can stand on the side of the road and wait for a cycling event to pass our location. In the most prominent races, a publicity caravan with sponsors proceeds the race’s arrival. Then, the competitors pass, followed by team support vehicles, and finally, a broom wagon signals the end of the race, and the road is re-opened. We glimpse the competitors, and for a fraction of a moment, we are part of the race’s orchestration.

Or, we can pin on a number and be a competitor. We can experience the event and be part of an event in motion.

We cannot join every competition, but knowing which ones are paramount to our progress might be helpful.

First Contact

A ferry passing in the shadow of a lighthouse is usually on course. Further out, the lighthouse serves its greatest service. The first sight of the beam of light provides an initial point of engagement and alignment.

How might we recognize that those who make it into our organization probably engaged with our enterprise somewhere further afield and have been en route for some time?

Choices

When do choices become overwhelming? Does the scale of the decision make it more or less essential to have greater choices? When buying a toothbrush, do you want an expansive selection? When selecting a new CEO for your cause, do you want an equal number of choices for the final round? Do the consequences of our choice change the options desired?

Old School

What still works but might be generations behind the newest technology? What old school methods and items do you continue to use without upgrading? What is the tipping point when you choose to upgrade? Do you make the leap to the most current version, or better than the current version? Does your pattern of adopting new ideas/items reveal something about your mindset?