Today's TQ

Daily Lessons in Intentional Excellence
Thursday, April 2, 2026

Who Are Your Resources?

One of the best qualities a leader can have is openness to new ideas and fresh input. Don't rely merely on your staff for doing tasks. Solicit their ideas on how to accomplish the desired results.

Get more input from the individuals involved in your project, and you'll be more effective when it's time to make any decision.

Today's TQ Challenge: Actively Recruit Others to Help.

Choose to be COLLABORATIVE! Won't motivation and enthusiasm increase for your projects when others are allowed to give their input and direction from the beginning?
Choose to be RESOURCEFUL! Who knows better about what's going on with the project than the people directly involved?
Choose to be EXUBERANT! Who's involved with your current project and could give you fresh input today?

There are many talented people who are ready, willing and able to contribute to your goals and projects. All you have to do is ask! All they need is your vision, direction and appreciation. Stop trying to be an army of one! Call in an expert. Collaborate with others. You'll be surprised at how much easier it is to accomplish your goals with the assistance of the right people. You'll get more done, the end product will be of a higher quality and you'll have more fun in the process.

"Successful people are successful because they form the habits of doing those things that failures don't like to do." ~ Albert Gray

Think about it. How well and how often do you actually DO Synergize Factor 7E?

"I enthusiastically look for other people to help me improve or complete my projects."

A high commitment (7E rated 8 or better) suggests you are someone who is always on the hunt for others to help improve your plans. You tend to focus on the big picture -- the ideal outcome of what you are trying to accomplish. This outcome is far more important to you than micro managing the whole project yourself. To ensure that your end result is achieved as envisioned, you pursue anyone with the available time, expertise or talent required. You tend to be a superb team leader who genuinely appreciates and rewards others who contribute their time and effort to your projects.

On the other hand...

A lack of commitment suggests you are someone whose natural tendency is to do it all yourself rather than ask for help. There are many reasons why you don't ask for help. You may be too embarrassed. You may not entrust work to others because you think that no one can do it as well as you. You may feel you have nothing to offer in return. You don't ask, because you were brought up to be self-sufficient. You're afraid someone will steal your idea, or worse, they'll hate it. Each reason produces the same result; you're stuck doing everything yourself.

What happens when you CHOOSE to do Factor 7E a bit more frequently?

By recruiting others, any goal becomes possible once you get the right team together. You accumulate performance positives like "Collaborative, Resourceful and Captivating" -- immediately moving you towards the results you expect.

What happens when you FAIL to consistently do Factor 7E?

Your results are restricted entirely to the time and talent you alone possess. Negatives like "Individualistic, Distrustful and Egotistical" start to take their toll on your performance -- quickly moving you away from the success you want.

Now Ask Yourself This...
Is Factor 7E Causing You Problems?

If you believe this factor is a key performance obstacle -- and that it's preventing you from realizing your personal dreams and goals -- then you need to improve it.

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