As an Executive Life Coach for CEOs, I’ve seen several common traits in those who have successfully grown their businesses. I’ve told stories in the past about the importance of having a vision, having the right people, and having strong execution. Another more subtle characteristic shared by successful leaders, they seem to have an incredible “capacity.”
Webster defines capacity as:
- the potential or suitability for holding, storing, or accommodating
- an individual’s mental or physical ability
- the faculty or potential for treating, experiencing, or appreciating
- the facility or power to produce, perform or deploy: maximum output
It’s this facility for maximum output to which I am referring, the ability to take on more, handle more stress, be present regardless of outside circumstances, or simply do more. It’s more than ability, it’s, well, capacity.
And, here’s what I observe. While it appears that these leaders can simply handle more and do more than others, they also can choose. To make a choice and accept that when they choose, they may disappoint someone. And they allow themselves to be okay with that.
The initial results of my Pivot are excellent. I feel I have much greater clarity regarding the next 3-5 years.. 