Playing Huge Radio reflection

Friends,

There were more learning experiences last week.

The show ended up being more of a live show than I had previously intended. Live from Ithica was expected; unintentionally live from the campus bagel shop was not what I had in mind.

I thought a lot about the experience and want to share my perspective.

The first possibility is to think how unprofessional the show was. It happened in a public place and there was background noise. These are not choices that I would make and I am disappointed in the level of excellence that it conveys.

When I begin to think about this possibility I begin to really question what I am doing and whether it is a worthwhile effort.

The second possibility to consider is that despite some challenging circumstances, the radio show happened. It clearly was not ideal and it would have been easy to bail out and not do the program – it was late at night, I was wiped out from a conference and hours of driving, I was in a bagel shop, and it my friend was making a big effort. But I did not bail. I persevered despite many challenges. In fact, it was never a question in my mind.

The message that I hope this conveys is that Playing Huge matters. The show matters and making and effort matters. The foundation of the show is that intention is essential, but not sufficient; and getting in action is where the difference is made. If I did not feel as strongly as I do about coaching people to step up their effort last week’s show would not have happened.

I care and I will do whatever it takes to keep the momentum that is building moving forward!