Soar to Success June 2015

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Seamless Art
or Is this Work?
Based on the Webster Dictionary, integration
is identified as “to bring parts together into a
whole; to remove barriers.”
The beginning of every new endeavor
necessitates a learning process. In the early
stages, every task is fragmented. When you
practice and persist, the process becomes
seamless. The more practice you apply, the
easier it becomes; the more integrated it is, the
more seamless and the more artful.
When you first learn how to talk, walk, drive a car,
ride a bike, play a sport, obtain a new skill - no
matter what the task - you are first fragmented.
Everything is a step by step process. Everything
requires consistent application.
Once your motor and mental skills connect,
you integrate. As you refine your skills, they
become more tuned. Eventually, your tasks are
completed with less focus on the specifics of
the process and more on the results.
For example, athletes who play a sport for years
become so integrated, their concentration is
on timing, completion, refinement. Speakers,
who continuously give presentations, become
more fluid with less hesitation. Chefs with the
highest culinary skills create artistic plates of
tantalizing morsels.
No matter what your line of work, when your
work is done often and well you can inspire
others to do their best. It brings joy to you and
to them. When you see someone work hard and
make it look easy, it is an inspiration to watch.
Better yet, when you love what you do it isn’t
work! Barriers drop to a seamless process.
Recently I saw an example of this art form...in
a New York hotel ladies’ bathroom. Between
sessions I went in to find Tilda singing and
cleaning! I thanked her for her hard work;
everything was spotless and shining, she was
meticulous and thorough. It was obvious she
took pride in how she completed her tasks.
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SOAR TO SUCCESS | JULY 2015 | Personal Growth Strategies
By Lillian Zarzar, CSP