I was asked a question the other day in relation to some future projects, “Have they planned how to go ahead with that?” My response was that there is no they, only we.
If we spend our life waiting for somebody else to do things, we’ll fail to reach our true potential. So, then, who are they? Without tarring everybody with the same brush, they are those people who always seem to have the reasons why something can’t be done. They might have some “plans” for the future, but very little ever comes of those.
Don’t misunderstand, it’s not that you have to do everything yourself. It’s more about being able to distinguish between the people who get out there and accomplish things (the we) and those who will spend their days playing games of bureaucracy and politics (the they).
Being able to make that judgement might be one of the most important abilities around. Don’t rely on they when we can get out there and really deliver.