| | Your Company knows no limits:
My wife recently had emergency Oral Surgery. The Doctor suggested partial sedation, and my wife was more than willing to accept his recommendation. However, this required her to arrange for a ride home, and I was more than happy to accompany her in her hour of need.
I was actually a bit surprised when the nurse came to get me from the waiting room just a short time later. She informed me that everything went well, and it was my job to keep my wife awake and alert so we could go home. When I walked into her little recovery room, it was clear I had some work to do. Awake and alert seemed a long way away. I reached out and held her wrist, and started to raise and lower her arm. It was as limp as freshly cooked pasta. I doubt if she even realized that I was touching her.
About a minute later I sat her up and because her muscles were so relaxed, her head fell back and banged against the wall. (She doesn't know that so if you meet her, be sure not to mention it.)
I continued to try and engage her in conversation and I told her that I was there to help her get ready to leave. Immediately, She tried to stand up and said, "I'm ready. Let's Go!"
I convinced her that she was not quite ready, and that it was all right because we weren't in any big hurry. Soon enough she was able to make it to the car and I drove her home. She slept the whole way home and as I drove I was reminded of here trying to stand up while proclaiming that she was "ready to go."
I had a thought. It occurred to me that although drugged up pretty good, her brain was free of distractions. Her brain ignored her body and said, "I can do this." This was fascinating to me. I couldn't stop thinking about how her brain ignored the obvious limitations of her body. It began to make sense to me. Our brains are capable of so much more than the rest of us allows for. It has no limits and when distractions are out of the way (namely your own negativity) your brain knows you are capable of so much more than you are currently achieving.
As I continued to ponder how our bodies are limiting our brains, I began to wonder how much my company is being held back.
I imagine if my company were a living, breathing thing, it would tell me that it was "ready to go;" that it was capable of so much more.
I am going to listen to my company. After all, I think it is smarter than me.
What would your company say?
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