I remember one of my ex-staff members reaching out to me saying they might be interested in coming back to take on a full-time role after college at the martial arts school I ran.
And I remember thinking to myself how tough it would be to hire another full-time employee with the current state of the school at that time.
When speaking to my associate and boss about it, they answered completely differently and with an unhesitating, “Yes.”
…Because they weren’t thinking about how they would make it work with the current state of the school—they were thinking about the future state of the school once this person added that much value to the business—if not more.
And this is a mindset I’ve tried to hold close ever since—especially when it comes to teaming up with people who can potentially add tons of value.
Don’t think in terms of current state… think in terms of future state.
…All I had to do was make sure the culture, training, and systems were in place so as to pave a clear way.
In what ways might you benefit from thinking future state vs current state?