So far you have kept your goal to yourself (I sincerely hope you
have). Now it is time to share your burden (remember the initial burden?) with
some people. By now you would have identified some people that are not
dream-killers. These are like-minds that may be able to identify with your
burden if shared with them. Only very small goals can be achieved without help.
Every other goal takes the joint responsibility of like-minded people.
The most important thing in sharing with like-minded
people is that you share the burden
and not just what you seek to achieve.
This is what I mean: if you desire to make a difference in the education sector
of your locality, share the burden of the effects of poor education to the
society rather than simple saying you want to build new classes or buy new
textbooks. Like-minded folks will respond to your burden because they have, at
one time or the other, had such a burden too. This is absolutely important and there is no way your team can achieve great heights of success if the
people in the team are not of same mind. Amos (a prophet) asked, “Do two
people walk hand in hand if they aren't going to the same place?”
In sharing you burden a few
tips may be helpful:
Admit
your need for help: I
can almost bet that it seems bigger than your abilities. This is your mind
telling you that you need help. It is your mind telling you how helpless you
are on your own. Admit your limitations and seek appropriate team players to
help you accomplish your vision.
Make
“you” desirable:
in a team, the people involved work with each other and not for
each other. People do not want to work with an undesirable team head and team
players. Make yourself someone people want to be around. Cut anything in your
life that limits your ability to get people around you involved with you.
Seek
fun-people:
never work with someone who shows signs of disinterest in your vision or who
will surely not derive pleasure in the process of accomplishing the vision.
Everybody you are to form a team with should enjoy the process from start to
finish. Success comes faster if everybody derives pleasure from the work.
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