Preparing for Future Growth
What are we doing right now to ensure we have future success and growth?
This question keeps resurfacing in my mind. To grow and keep moving forward, we must be doing things today to prepare us for the future.
During this year’s Super Bowl, that question kept popping up as I watched Philadelphia Quarterback Jalen Hurts. In the 2018 college football national championship, Alabama Coach Nick Saban benched Jalen after a bad first half. Keep in mind, Jalen led them all season to that point. Going into the next year, Jalen knew he would not be the starter at Alabama. In an incredible act of selflessness, he stayed with the team, and started to prepare for what would eventually get him to the Super Bowl. During that season, Coach Saban in a similar fashion called on Jalen to replace the starting quarterback in the SEC championship game, which the Tide eventually won.
I am telling this story for two reasons:
1. It’s a great BAMA story.
2. Imagine if Jalen would have given up and not started preparing for growth in his future. Where would he have ended up? The following year, after graduating from Alabama, Jalen transferred to Oklahoma, where he continued to prepare for his future. He had a plan to get better and grow personally and professionally. Even though the Eagles lost the Super Bowl, the lesson of Jalen is one we can all learn from. Never stop preparing for your future – no matter what challenges you may face.
So, I pose the question to you: What are you doing to ensure you have growth and success in your future? Only you can answer that question. Take some time this month and list out specific things you can do to invest in yourself.
Speaking of the Super Bowl, I would be remiss not to talk about our industry’s Super Bowl, The Medical Distribution Hall of Fame. We could not be happier with this year’s class. All three of these women are rockstars in their own right, and deserving of this recognition. Please join me in congratulating Janis, Joan, and Anne. It will be my honor to host their dinner here in Atlanta on April 20, 2023.
Dedicated to the industry,
R. Scott Adams