Oftentimes corporations will implement professional development, corporate events or team-building activities to get employees out of their element and into scenarios that promote reflection and growth as it pertains to the company mission, vision and values. There is an activity where a group leader stands on the top of a picnic table surrounded by employees. The leader challenges each member one-by-one to attempt to pull him off the table while he tries to pull them onto the table. If he pulled them onto the table they would have to stay up until he pulled everyone on or until he was pulled off. If he was pulled off of the table the person who pulled him off moved to the top and all others returned to the bottom, where they continued the activity until everyone had a chance at the top. The goal was to pull everyone up and not be pulled down. In the end the lesson was and still is very simple. It is easier to be pulled down by individuals than it is to pull them up. It’s even harder to pull up an entire group….and for the record exhausting both physically and emotionally. Remember the importance of surrounding yourself with positive influences that pull you up.
Your Future is a Product of Your Influences. Choose Wisely!
