Hurdles

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In business you talk about hurdles as unforeseen, and often frustrating, challenges that emerge over a project. 
In track, navigating hurdles is the entire purpose of an event. 
While you may have a negative connotation toward hurdles, hurdlers eagerly anticipate them. 


Hurdles are not a surprise. 
While the specifics may be unknown until they emerge, you know hurdles are coming. 
The real hurdle is your mental construct around the emergence of the unexpected. 


A hurdler does not spend their time asking for hurdles to be removed. 
They train to navigate them as efficiently as possible while remaining focused on the goal: performing in the race. 
Running the race will yield better performance than fighting hurdles. 


Hurdles are what make the event exciting. 
You signed up for hurdles when you committed to leading performance within a team. 



Espresso + sprints,
-Morning Cup

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