Are you a game-changer or game-player? Game-changers, as their title personifies
“change the game." The game is not
dictated to them, they dictate the game.
So, what makes these standout people?
They can see the future. No they
aren’t fortune tellers nor are they psychics; they pay attention! They are the ones most aware of their
surroundings and who surrounds them. I
know it sounds like I just said the same thing but I didn’t. Listen/read closely. Being aware of your surroundings is more
about your physical presence or your tangible surroundings. For example, what is the current price of
gas, current price of milk, was that building there last week, what shifts are
you seeing in various industries, what companies are hiring vs. those that are
laying off, what shifts are you seeing on wall street, main street and your
street? Being aware of who’s around you
is simply just that. We’ve all heard the
saying, "Those who start with you may not end with you." This is truer than you can possibly imagine
at this point in your life. But perhaps
more important is the fact that even while you are midstream – you haven’t
even made it or arrived yet those whose started with you, your ride-or-die people are nowhere to be found. Game-changers do not always foresee this change in the game because it is not necessarily a game-change but a change in the players of the
game. You see game-changers follow a
cloud whereas game-players follower the crowd. A word to the WISE, every now an again you have to get your head out of the clouds to check the status of those around you. Everyone saying I got your back, DOESN'T!
Don’t get me wrong, both groups are needed. There’s even a
difference between game-changers and leaders just like there is a difference
between game-players and followers; but that’s another blog. But now, onto game-players.
Game-players, as I alluded to earlier follow the crowd. The good thing about game-players is that
they go hard for whatever crowd they are following. When they are supporting you, mind you their
support of you is limited to how well you play the game, they’re all in; but
oh!!! When they are no longer supporting
you, they are definitely ALL OUT!! Ouch
if this is YOU!!! Here’s the negative
about game-players, they lack vision. Remember, God already warned us in
His word what happens to people without a vision: "They perish." (Proverbs 29:18). They can never truly support your vision because they do not have one for their own lives. This is another defining moment in the life
of a game-changer and somewhat of a downfall.
A game-changer not only has to know how to play the game and play it to
win, but understand the balance of being a leader alongside being a game-changer
so that those who are following you know why they are following. Again, this comes back to the point that game-players have to have a REVELATION (vision) for their own lives. How can they subscribe to yours if they don't have one for themselves? This is why they follow the CROWD and not the CLOUD. Beware, if it looks like you are losing they
will drop you like a sack of hot potatoes.
So, what’s the moral of this story? The Rules of Engagement are about balance. You need to be both a game-changer and a leader; hint, hint you have to catch my next blog about Leaders and Followers. Always be aware of your surroundings and who's surrounding YOU!!
© Yvette L. Allen-Tatum, October 29, 2012
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