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You Wanna Bump?

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Erik Elsea-Jones & Co. Realty

Bump Drafting

 

This is a fitting topic as NASCAR heads to Talladega this weekend. The circuits largest and fastest track where drafting is a necessity. We have talked about drafting in previous blogs...where two cars run faster together than one car by itself. Bump drafting is when the car trailing gives a little push or a bump to get the lead car going faster. It's a pretty amazing sight to see a car being pushed at over 180 miles an hour. This technique is used to help make passes. I've also seen cars being bumped by a teammate or friendly competitor to the checkered flag for the win.

 

Bump drafting is about people working together to accomplish a common goal. Usually passing a competitor. Do you push your teammates to succeed? Do you nudge the people in your life so that you can all accomplish the common goal? Are you allowing the people in your life to push you to achieve what you are capable of?

 

Now let me be clear. I am not talking about going around being pushy. I've seen many times on the track where a driver bumped another car too hard or pushed him in the middle of a turn causing a huge crash. Bump drafting takes skill. You have to know how much to push and when to do it. In life it takes the same kinds of skills. There is a time and a place to push someone to achieve their greatness. Don't push to hard or you could cause a wreck.

 

But with the right tact you should be able to motivate and inspire others to perform to their fullest capabilities. You might have to give them a little push but together you can win the race of life.

 

Today I'm going to bump draft you a little. I want you to schedule a time in your planner this week for something that you've been meaning to do but haven't done. If you've been meaning to get on that treadmill but haven't done it then I want you to mark it on the calendar. Block off time for zero interruptions. If you've been meaning to work on your relationship then I want you to get with your partner and schedule some time to spend together. Do something out of the ordinary this week, make a commitment to it, and keep it.

 

Erik Elsea

www.erikelsea.com

 

Quote of the Day!-" What you do today will determine how you feel tomorrow." - Marshall Sylver

 

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