Working Together
There is a certain stance people take when they are standing in the middle of possibility. They spread their legs just a little bit, they soften their knees and they stiffen their midsection. For some people this stance makes them more able to spring into action. They are alert and ready to pounce. For others the stance is more about protection and being ready to duck and cover at the first sign of trouble.
I am imaging you right now, sitting on the edge of your seat, and watching the players all around you while wondering what the next few minutes, the next few months and the ensuing years will bring. Will it be opportunity and wealth? Will it be the loss of a lifestyle you never truly valued until it was threatened? Will you be part of the action or will you be wondering what exactly happened?
Some say the Bakken is a boom, some say it can never bust and if it can’t bust, it is not a boom, but simply a fact; a very fast growing fact. I argue that energy, by nature of the beast, booms. It also busts, it maintains, it sustains, it frightens and it excites people and cities. Whatever your stance, fear or possibility, these are crazy times. Opportunity, pitfalls, excitement and fear may swirl around you and if the one constant in this game of life is change, well here you are, smack dab in the middle of it. So, what are you going to do? Cower or pounce?
I hope you will look around, take stock of those beside you, behind you and in front of you and say ‘these are my people.’ And when you say ‘these are my people’, I hope you will hear the depth of commitment and feeling that comes with that statement. You are in this together, somewhat like marriage and the vow of for better or worse, here you are, moving forward…together. All you have is each other and this thing called possibility.
In this blog I will talk to you about taking care of each other. About working together, embracing the best of each person and blessing them with your skills and knowledge. I will ask you to be your best and in being your best to help others to be their best. It does not matter if they are competitors, partners, neighbors or family. When you work together there is an opportunity for real growth, for real satisfaction and for the boom you hear to be the best kind of boom, the boom of fireworks and closed doors being blown open.
Adjust your stance and let’s move forward by working together.
Copyright 2011 Karen Grosz for Canvas Creek Team Building
