When Do We Pivot?

 

WHEN DO WE PIVOT?  Exactly my ASK.  That question gets often ask by folks WHO would need a much more effective counselling.  And that's fine as well.  Admittedly, WHEN I was quite a newbie out there, PIVOT was never part of my word reservoir.  Instead, during those years, I did develop the perfect spelling of the 2-letter word GO GO GO.  So, that's least surprising then if I was totally clueless.  Now, I'm running a full circle as it's me asking WHEN DO WE PIVOT???

For alignment, let's agree on pivoting.  In the NBA, the past eight weeks ever since NBA superstar Lebron James advised his latest NBA ballclub LA Lakers that he was NOT renewing his contract with them, everything turned frenzy across the major NBA ballclubs, to name a few, Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State and Philadelphia 76ers.  WHILE during the NBA offseason, it is the peak season for trades, buyouts and all those player movements, WHEN Lebron James announced, the top NBA ballclubs were all lobbying for him to signoff with them.  Until Lebron James makes that decision, all other plans with regard any other NBA player were all 'in freeze' UNTIL that decision was made.  Yesterday, Lebron James announced he was joining Philadelphia 76ers.  This is WHEN the major NBA ballclubs will now PIVOT☝☝☝

The crux of the matter is knowing WHEN TO PIVOT.  I've stumbled across tons of narratives WHERE PIVOTING was never part of the equation.  And WHY?  The common retort?  They were NOT aware that they had to PIVOT by then, ouch!@#$%?  For alignment, it is a MUST-KNOW WHEN to PIVOT for one to realize that to PIVOT becomes a MUST-DO.  In the simplest terms, PIVOTING means changing strategy, overriding plans, overhauling an approach no less.  So WHEN?  WHEN someone gets stalled, OR off-tracker, OR waylaid OR dumped off OR simply put, WHEN he's doomed to fail way before he even approaches the FINISH LINE💧💧💧

I can effortlessly recall those times I fumbled and fell flat on my face several times on different endeavors.  And WHILE those endeavors were unique from each other, they had a common denominator.  And that's the fact that the root cause of all my fumbling acts then were primarily caused by the fact that I DIDN'T PIVOT. WHY?  Most of the time, I was so ignorant to be aware that it was time to PIVOT.  Of course, there was NO excuse for that faux pas.  And for the remainder WHERE I was aware, blame it on my intransigience and stubbornness as I refused to PIVOT, ouch😡😡😡

Our takeaway:  Those were two despicable versions of me, both failing to PIVOT.  Firstly, because of my unawareness a.k.a. ignorance and secondly, all because of my being stubborn to PIVOT.  So, WHAT's the upside of PIVOTING?  C'mon dude, WHAT happens next is more than a 'shot in your arm' as that revives and resuscitates a journey that is about to fail.  Metrics aside, the benefits we can reap during PIVOTS are enormous.  So, WHEN DO WE PIVOT?  Better be sharp enough to know WHEN TO PIVOT!!!