Last week, on one of my morning walks, I stumbled upon 3 ducks who immediately took flight when I got too close.  I must have had my eyes on something else because I would have changed my path to not disturb them had I seen them sooner. I'm guessing it may have been the same three ducks I caught earlier on film here near the same spot.

Anyway, it reminded me of an email my Facilities Manager sent out to the employees of a high-tech company for which we worked. Our office was near the San Francisco Bay and there were a number of lagoons in the area as well. 

In the spring, ducks would come to start their families.  They would walk around the grounds including in the parking lot. We always enjoyed seeing them.

One day, someone in a hurry or not paying attention, ran over one of the ducks creating great sadness throughout the company.

Leslie sent out an email titled, "Why do they walk when they can fly?" reminding us to keep our eyes open for feathered 'brethren'.

Seeing those ducks this week made me wonder, why do we walk when we can fly.

Read this week's article on How to Make Your Business Fly: 3 Secrets to Revenue Resilience.

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Why do ducks walk when they can fly?  Indeed, why to we?

I've never asked a duck , but I would guess that flying, especially the lift off, is hard work.

Yolanda Adams so soulfully sang, I Believe I Can Fly. If you haven't heard it or just need a boost right now, check this out.

Over the weekend, I heard someone say 'We were born to win but we're conditioned to lose".

That may not always be true for everyone, but most of us suffered some 'incident' (or series of incidents) as children that limited the limitless potential into which we were born. Someone said or did something that shut us down and because we were little, young, inexperienced and/or trusting, we thought what they said was true .

We took on those limiting beliefs and, because we're human, today as adults, we're still dealing with, working around or succumbing to their impact.  Even if things are going well, we're still shaped  by conclusions we drew when we were young and had less perspective and understanding of the way the world works.

It's easy to fall victim to the doom and gloom of the economy.  It's harder to go against the drift of conventional 'wisdom'.  But just like flying, once you get started, it isn't so bad.

You've probably heard people say "under the circumstances..." and then use that to explain or justify their current condition.

Here's the first secret...

Don't live under the circumstances!  Yes, we all have circumstances, but we have full choice about how to respond to them! I don't mean to sound completely non empathetic. Certainly losing a loved one can be traumatic: grieving is a process that takes time to unfold.

Yet, still we choose.

So how does this apply to your business and what are those secrets?

1.  Keep your big goal in front of you.

2.  Ask people what they need.

3.  Stay out of your comfort zone.

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