How you swim may be an indicator of how you approach your work life. When approaching a pool do you immediately head for the diving board and jump in? Or, do you hesitantly enter the shallow end and slowly make your way into the water before breaking into a light tread? Neither approach is right or wrong, but only one approach gets recognition and admiration.
Okay, so my metaphor may be a little far stretched, but work with me here. Divers are the type of swimmers who are willing to give it their all. Instead of approaching life with hesitancy, they throw aside their fears and worries and focus on the task at hand - making a good splash. Those who tread water have a different approach. They tend to hang around the side of the pool and go through a song and dance on the edge of the pool of how cold the water is. And, finally they slowly enter the pool and begin a cautious tread for the duration of their swim.
Like I said, neither approach is right or wrong. But ask yourself, which swimmers tend to get recognized and admired by their peers? And, which swimmers tend to enjoy themselves more at the pool? The answer is the divers - the ones who toss aside their inhibitions and focus on making a splash. In fact those who tread water, spend most of their time with other treaders admiring the divers.
I am not by any means implying that we should be reckless risk takers in our professional lives. Though a good belly splash can't hurt, surely, knowing how to swim and proper diving techniques are also important. However, what I am implying, is that we have a choice in our business lives to play it safe, never giving too little or too much. Or, going for the big splash and diving into opportunity and success.
If anything, at the end of the day, it's the divers who appear to be having the most fun!
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