We Don't Just "Rise Up" To The Occasion

We don’t rise up to the challenge or occasion. Rather, we rise and perform to our varied and diverse levels of training, skills, experience and beliefs (mindset, confidence).

While “rising up to the occasion” has always been an interesting phrase, it needs to go into the bucket of “life doesn’t typically work that way”.

An athlete will not perform beyond her/his level of ability.

A coach can not just seamlessly move from coaching football to coaching soccer.

A teacher who excels at teaching English or any other language will not all of a sudden be able to teach chemistry.

A business leader who excels at marketing can not be thrown into an operations or engineering position and be expected to perform exceptionally well and deliver results.

Simply put, we rise to the levels of training and skills we invest in our particular area of discipline. Having a mindset that is purposeful, willing to learn, adaptable, persistent, accountable and able to stay resilient to the challenges and struggles is what is required.

Assuming that any of us have the ability to call up a skill “at will” is not how our brain or body works. To improve, one has to put in the work and have a mindset of “I am never finished”. When you apply all this to leadership influence skills, to achieve ones full potential, it takes a commitment to mastering on developing the life/soft skills necessary to achieve success and motivate others.