Twenty five years ago I attended a managers team meeting at Harrogate. It was mid-July, hot and the business was not trading well enough.

There were sixteen of us crammed into a room that would have been comfortable for eight. We had a lot of head trash in our minds that day. We shared it over coffee before the meeting. I am sure you get the picture. We were not at our best and we knew it!

So imagine the resistance we felt when our line manager suggested we learned to juggle. Sixteen boxes of brightly coloured balls were placed on the tables in front of us. We were not comfortable.

Moreover, Gavin, who was new to the team, and a relative unknown to us all was taking the session. Had the world gone mad?!

Not at all…because Gavin had a natural coaching style and a simple message that influenced my thinking from that point on. He shared with us this simple formula

E+R=O

to apply to every challenging situation including learning to Juggle.

E – the environment. A cramped hot room, or even the head trash we can carry around with us that day.

R – how we responded to the environment. Participation was a choice we took that day. We took ownership of our own actions. We made a conscious decision.

Because this is where the magic happens. The Power of Ten comes into play at this very point.

Become A 10 out of 10. Reset yourself to be the at your optimum. The situation demands nothing less. Why would you tackle anything below the best you can be?

O-Outcomes are influenced by a 10/10 response. The outcome may not always be an immediate success, or exactly how it was pictured. However, it will be better than if you tackled it from you at your worst. Let’s say a 1/10. Would you agree?

I did not join a circus that year to demonstrate my prowess at juggling. However, I was better at it by the end of the day than when I started. It was also fun.

What I did was learn, share and apply the power of 10 formula as often as I could. For whenever I did, it always turned out better. When I did not share through a lack of self-discipline I always regretted it.

“Do not underestimate the Power of Ten it really is magic !”

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