scab – From the desk of Adam Thomas

You Scab. It is a part of life.

As a leader, you deal with both deadwood and scabs.

We come from a lifetime of “unfair,” “disappointment,” and “expectation.” These things create deadwood over our growth.

“Action” is your fire to clear them out.

So if you tend towards action, you are more likely clearing deadwood. We don’t win all the time.

We don’t win all the time.

Every time we make mistakes, we “cut and burn” ourselves. This creates a scab. We make mistakes. Through them, we learn how to distinguish which is which.

Let the scab heal, and get back to business.

The good news is the more reps you get, the stronger the instinct becomes.

The human mind is very adaptive. We figure things out.

Chances are, there is a lot of deadwood to clear.

Get to work.

Sometimes doing what feels good leaves a mark

Nothing ruins your day like an unsightly scab.

It stands against your skin; it’s rough to the touch, and it is ugly.

A scab comes off quickly, so the natural inclination is to remove it. You scratch and rub. Soon enough, your skin is smooth again.

That smoothness comes at a cost.

The place where our skin looked ugly before now possibly has a mark that won’t go away.

By picking at the scab, we chose a short-term gain.

Whenever you find yourself in “the boring,” ask yourself if the action you are pursuing is picking that scab?

If so, ask yourself if ugliness is worth accepting for a little while.