Encouraging article and clever actions

I was starting to feel that my leadership skills were not up to the task of getting my Inspire project happening, especially after meeting with the TLs and realising how much I don't know. I read a good article about setting goals, it's old but I found it helpful because it mentions "goals that are both specific and difficult lead to the highest performance” (Locke, 1996, p. 119). I'm hoping that the fact that I find my goals difficult will lead to high performance.

Also the leader of the LLG invited some extremely clever people to our meeting. I was surprised, I thought we never do this, I wonder why? Three seconds after they started speaking I understood. It is clear they are experts in their fields and will bring so much to the mentoring program that we clearly cannot supply in the timeframe through simple research. They bring experience and a different level of thinking to the group.

This was a great experience for me to see that asking for help, seeking out experts beyond the frame of reference is an important option that i will now never forget.

Locke, E. A. (1996). Motivation through conscious goal setting. Applied and Preventive Psychology, 5(2), 117-124.