'Don't give up - 'cause you have friends. Don't give up - you're not beaten yet. Don't give up - I know you can make it good.’ ~ Kate Bush & Peter Gabriel, singers.
If it’s to be, it’s up to me.
Today’s preposition is ‘up’. We have heard of up-sizing at convenience food chains, although we don’t recommend this dietary practice frequently. You may have upped the ante in your private poker game; yet, come up short. My friend, Shade has a credo: Life’s a gamble, and I’m the risk. How risk-averse are you? Which kinds of risks would you take?
Taking up a challenge is about competing. More and more of my friends are taking up running, and even triathlons. It seems that they are taking up hobbies that are physical, and lifestyle-orientated. The active lifestyle can take you on a different pathway, towards discovering your personal potential and limits. Get up, and get moving!
Being optimistic allows us to look at the up side of things, rather than its down side. What goes up need not necessarily come down. We can defy gravity with our buoyant attitude and rising confidence in those around us. Give people a chance to shine instead of just giving up.
Karma has a way of boomeranging back to us. If we treat people badly, because we suspend our emotional intelligence, we may receive our comeuppance. If you desert your team, you may receive your just desserts for your evaluative sins of your past [part of a phrase attributed to Judith Crist].
How would you lead your team to come up with new ideas? How would you encourage the collective potential of each of your members? How would you wish to be remembered? It’s up to you.
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