In show jumping, as you go over a jump you should already be looking to the next jump so that as your horse lands in the right position to move towards it.
At the same time, however, you must be perfectly positioned for the jump you are going over to execute that well.
This sets you, and your horse, up to be moving in unison.
As I watched my daughters show jumping recently, it made me think that this is a perfect analogy for effective business.
Be engaged in the present with an eye to the future.
Life isn’t just about the here and now, there’s a whole lot coming down the pipe at you. If you neglect to acknowledge this, you get blindsided.
And at the same time, if you’re not in the here and now you can’t bring your best self.
And that’s why it’s a dance, not paint by numbers.
We wouldn’t give away parts of our properties. We wouldn’t give away our money without a positive reason.
If you keep saying ‘the bad guy won’ and judging everyone who supports them as an idiot, then you are playing right into the ‘good vs evil’ fallacy.