I saw Alan Austin-Smith speak at the Learning & Skills exhibition a few months back and he was there to talk about his ‘Fantastic Revolution’. It was the second time that I’ve seen Alan speak and I suppose I was drawn in by the fact that I know Alan is an excellent motivational speaker and I knew his talk would be enthusiastic and full of energy and passion – fantastic even, and I would leave with a spring in my step.
I love his fantastic revolution concept where he believes there are 7 characteristics which make people fantastic:
- Passion – they have a burning passion for what they do and how they are
- Create – they are creative, full of ideas, inventive and inspirational
- Delight – they aim to delight people they come into contact with – colleagues, customers, friends
- Perform – they perform, life is a stage and we are all on it, if you have fears or lack confidence then perform
- Alive inside – they feel alive inside, are excited and courageous
- Always learning – they keep learning, they try new things and take in new information
- Fun – they have fun, they love what they do and are passionate which fuels more creativity
If you think about all these things and apply them in all that you do, in your job, in your hobbies, in your relationships and friendships then just think what a positive effect this will have on your life.
One of the things that stood out for me during Alan’s talk was about how being good is just not enough anymore and who wants to be just good anyway? Think about it, if you apply for a new job, how many people that are good are applying as well? Lots I should imagine in the current times, but how many fantastic people? If you visit a restaurant, what is going to get you going back, good food and service or fantastic food and service? I know which one I’m going for.
So if we bring this back to learning, and I’m pleased ‘Always Learning’ is one of the 7 characteristics, we need to continually develop ourselves as individuals and professionals if we want to improve, be better, be more knowledgeable, be more effective and be more fantastic! Always learning and fun are actually 2 of the values we created when we started Optimus. Although we didn’t know it at the time clearly we have always tried to provide fantastic service!
Paul Judge
Director – Optimus Sourcing
Comments
Thanks Hayley, really good point and I think you are right, some people do spend too much time worrying about others when in fact they just need to channel this negative energy into being positive about themselves and being the very best that they can be.
Great post Paul - this really resonates with me too! Interesting to consider when like you say in a job application context lots of people worry about the other applicants and can feel very competitive, when actually it's about what you embody yourself and how you are special, unique and...fantastic!