The bar raises over time.

The mistakes we make on Day 1 aren’t acceptable on Day 30. Just like the mistakes on Day 30 aren’t acceptable on Day 300.

We’re expected to get better. We’re expected to take on more and move from the New Person to the High Potential Contributor and eventually to the Leader.

The process isn’t easy and it’s rarely comfortable. It also rarely happens linearly. We leap up rungs in the ladder as we take on challenges.

The key in all of this is that we typically have to see ourselves standing on the next rung before anyone else will.

Sometimes we get lucky and get encouragement to push us beyond what we thought was possible, but it’s risky to leave that to chance.

-Brandon