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Who Are You?
BY CRAIG WITT CEO – UNITED STATES
The chameleon is a distinctive, highly specialized lizard best known for its range of colors and ability to change its skin color hues and degrees of brightness. Outside of their darting tongues and slow, awkward swagger, they have quite a sophisticated brain that constantly analyzes their environment and sends signals to their thin skin layer. Quite simply, they’re adaptive.
We might not be able to do this, but we can learn something from it. They were designed for the animal kingdom’s harsh “adapt or die” environment, where it’s survival of the fittest. Most animals have a defense mechanism to increase their chances of survival and, interestingly, so do humans. We can either blend in with the crowd or stand out, be vulnerable, or take a level of risk.
Brian Buffini shared his Bold Predictions for 2023 where he discussed the past year, where we are right now, and where we are headed this year. He imparted his thoughts on historical data and how it usually boils down to human nature, mentioning the need to adapt WHO you are, not WHERE you are.
I’m a believer that regardless of the situation you’re in, it’s up to you to analyze, adjust and act accordingly. Your environment has an effect on your actions but your attitude and the position you take affects your outcome. Personal responsibility and accountability are ingredients to success. Couple them with discipline, focus and a healthy, positive attitude and your chances of survival are strongest. I wrote recently about self-reflection and being your harshest critic. A simple exercise is evaluating where you are and your daily activities to see if they’re getting you closer or farther away from your goals.
