The other day I was thinking about one of my favorite TV shows from the 80’s, “The A-Team”. If you’re not familiar with this great action drama, the A-Team was a 4-man team who worked as soldiers of fortune while being on the run from the military for a "crime they didn't commit" (see Wikipedia for more info).
What was interesting about the A-Team is they all had different strengths. The leader of the group, “Hannibal”, was the mastermind of many of their well-concocted plans of rescuing the oppressed from their tormentors. “Face” was a smooth-talking conman, who creatively acquired (i.e. stole) vehicles and other items needed for Hannibal’s far-fetched schemes. “Murdock” was certified as insane, but the one thing he could do exceptionally well was pilot aircraft of any kind. The fourth man on the team was Mr. T, whose character was “B.A.” He was the mean-talking, temper-flaring mechanic who could fix or build just about anything.
As I reflected on that show, I thought about the guys on that team and how different they were from each other. They all had vastly different strengths, personalities, skills sets, interests, etc. However, they shared two common goals – 1) helping people who were being taken advantage of and 2) staying out of prison. No matter what personality conflicts and differences they had, when it came to accomplishing those two goals, they were able to put aside their disagreements to focus on their common enemy and execute the task at hand.
What about you? Who’s on your “A-Team”? Who are you close to that play specific roles in your life that you’re incapable of doing or don’t have the capacity to do?
For you to accomplish great things, you need more than confidence and competence. You also need capacity. The reality is that your capacity is limited. You need people to partner with you to help you reach your goals while you’re helping them reach theirs.
Why spend your time trying to master an area that’s not your natural talent. If you’re not very creative, find someone who is. If you are not a good researcher, find someone who is. If you’re not a good designer, find someone who is. If you’re not a good presenter, find someone is. Learn how to leverage other’s strengths.
Often times these people are right under our noses, but we ignore or dismiss them because of personality conflicts, pride or other frivolous reasons. You were not created and given a purpose by God to try to accomplish your dreams alone. Don’t let petty differences stand in the way of your greatness.
No one is an island. Find your “A-Team” and you’ll find it will be easier to achieve your goals. Then you’ll be able to proclaim like Hannibal always did at the end of each show, “I love it when a plan comes together!”
Dream B.I.G.,
Paul Wilson, Jr.
www.paulwilsonjr.com
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I have the real Mr. T as the voice on my GPS, so every day I feel part of the A-Team.
You can get it from a site called Navtones that does real celebs as GPS voices. They have Burt Reynolds, Dennis Hopper, Gary Busey (Who is in my A-Team) and more. Mr. T is one of my favs. I think its Navtones, or you can youtube some funny videos they have done, like Mr. T & Busey president debate. Love it!
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