When I hear traction I immediately think of tires and slip-sliding around.  There’s normally two reasons that I don’t get traction in my car:

• I haven’t properly invested in the tires or they’re too worn to gain traction.
• The tires I’m using aren’t appropriate for the surface on which I’m driving.

The same two things impede our progress in life:

• We haven’t taken the time to invest in the right skills or  “sharpen the saw” as Covey says.
• We are relying on the wrong tools to overcome the challenges in front of us.

When we fall prey to either of the above impediments, we struggle to gain traction.  We struggle to make forward progress.

With that in mind:

Are you struggling with traction because you don’t have the right tools or because you are not applying them properly?

As always, thanks for the time.