You Aren't Done Yet

Being high-slope

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“I will hire the person who is hungry every day of the week. If they show me they learn on their own, and want it, they have a place here.” -Founder/CEO

Everyone wants to hire the “high slope” person…the kind who learns and improves rapidly with a high growth curve.

A fast learning, quickly adapting, high-growth person. The “slope” refers to the steepness of their growth curve. It looks like a hockey stick. Their learning just goes Up, Up, Up!! (and so does their performance)

And yes, everyone likes to *hire* these people, but are YOU that person yourself? A lot of people reading this newsletter have *definitely* been that person…but are you still that person now?

Sometimes, people need a quick tune-up. You forget that you got to where you are so far, by being that kind of person too…and there is so much further to go. The future of your career or company depends on keeping that edge.

This is true of every great leader I’ve worked with. Yes, they want the skills in those they hire—that’s undeniable—but they *also* want to continue being someone who is actively striving to be more than who they are today. Hungry, driven, and pushing.

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They find a way to take an opportunity, and turn their plateauing company or job into hockey sticks…and they do it by being that high slope person themselves.

No one *starts out* as the monster of an industry; they become them.

And they do it by rapidly growing in very specific ways—consistently, over time. All gas, no brakes, on their own, pushing for growth.

If you read this publication, you’re not a slacker; you work hard and push hard. But in the craziness of the day-to-day, are you still the high slope person, or have you reached a plateau in your own growth? You aren’t done yet…are you?

I’m going to give you 5 quick tips—both psychological and actionable—and a quick challenge to increase your own “slope” and potential…and relate it back to how my clients have operated too.