The Power of Next
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
Life doesn't always go according to plan.
A mistake. A disappointment. A bad decision. A missed opportunity. A difficult conversation. Even a success.
The moment is over.
What happens Next is up to you:
OWN IT.
LEARN FROM IT.
LET IT GO.
FOCUS ON NEXT.
The Next opportunity is already before you.
THE PRACTICE OF NEXT
NEXT isn't about pretending the last moment didn't happen.
It's about deciding what you will do with it.
OWN
Accept what happened.
Don't deny it. Don't make excuses. Don't blame someone else. Start with reality.
LEARN
Take the lesson with you.
Ask what the moment can teach you—about the situation, about your choices, and about yourself.
LET GO
Don't carry the last moment into the next one.
The lesson comes with you. The baggage doesn't have to.
FOCUS ON NEXT
Turn your attention to the Next opportunity before you.
You cannot replay the last moment. But you can choose how you respond to the next one.
EVERY OPPORTUNITY BECOMES
PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT.
“Leadership is taking responsibility while others are making excuses.”
— John C. Maxwell
“Assume everything is learnable—like learning to be more optimistic or curious. Most traits that people think are fixed are actually quite learnable if you believe that they are and put the same kind of effort into learning them that you would everything else.”
— Cate Hall
“The inability to forget is far more devastating than the inability to remember.”
— Mark Twain
“Mistakes are inevitable, but how you respond to them defines your growth, character, and ultimate success.”
— Bob Rotella
“Be the best you can be, and when you can be better, then be better.”
— Maya Angelou