| I'm sure many of you clicked through because | | | | through sheer rock. |
| the title is so odd. I assure you, we will discuss | | | | Investing in training your people often has the |
| momentum, cathedrals, and how they relate to | | | | same effect. You may not notice it immediately, |
| computer training. | | | | but if the training is top-notch and on-target, be |
| Creating Momentum | | | | assured great canyons of knowledge are being |
| What is "momentum" you say? | | | | carved into your employees' brains. You will reap |
| I define it as the forward, positive force created | | | | the benefit of greater efficiency and a nicer |
| by consistent actions towards desired goals. I'm | | | | bottom line. |
| sure that sounds like a mouthful, so let me break | | | | But, you can't just invest haphazardly and expect |
| it down. | | | | to see results; employees need the benefit of |
| Dropping one little snowball off a hill might not | | | | regular, targeted training in order to develop their |
| seem like much, but watch it roll and get bigger | | | | skills. In other words, you need to create |
| and bigger and bigger. Now you have the concept | | | | momentum in your learning initiatives to get the |
| of momentum. You can create momentum in | | | | results you need. |
| your personal and business life through small, | | | | You wouldn't go to the gym once, and then |
| consistently repeated actions each day. | | | | expect to lose weight and look good, would you? |
| Like adding a few dollars a month to an | | | | Building a Cathedral |
| investment account, soon you find that the | | | | I will close with a powerful little story. A man |
| activity takes on a life of its own and has a | | | | came across a worker who was clearly laying |
| powerful, positive force that keeps it going. | | | | bricks. He asked the worker what he was doing, |
| If we can get ourselves into action, consistently, | | | | and the worker rolled his eyes and said, "I'm laying |
| on tasks that we know in the long run will fulfill | | | | bricks, of course!" |
| our goals, we create a powerful force called | | | | The man happened across a second worker, also |
| momentum that not only keeps us going, but | | | | laying bricks. He asked the man what he was |
| actually lifts us up and propels us further and | | | | doing. The man looked at him intently for a |
| faster down the path than we imagined. | | | | moment, wiped the sweat from his brow, and |
| This is exactly the trick to creating super success | | | | said, "I'm building a wall!" |
| for ourselves. Yet it's easy to get discouraged | | | | Later, the man happened on a third worker who |
| when we don't see results right away. Consider | | | | was also laying bricks. He asked this worker what |
| that the greatest achievements we humans | | | | he was doing, and the man said, "I'm building a |
| make on this planet often go by, unnoticed, right | | | | cathedral!" |
| under our noses, because they occur so slowly. | | | | Often we lose sight of our larger goals in the |
| Take the carving of the Grand Canyon, for | | | | minutiae of our daily tasks. Remember the power |
| instance. | | | | of momentum, and the next time you feel like |
| Just water flowing through it over millions of | | | | your tiny task is just laying bricks, remind yourself |
| years carved it--yet few noticed the amazing | | | | that you are building cathedrals. Build cathedrals of |
| creation going on right in front of them as this | | | | knowledge and competency in your employees |
| masterpiece was under construction. But the | | | | through regular investments in computer and |
| consistent wearing of the earth over time built up | | | | soft-skills training. |
| a steady momentum that carved that canyon | | | | |