I was sitting and playing lego with my oldest son, Tyson, the other day when it dawned on me that I have a great teaching point here.  But first, a little history on the lego.

It is fact the very same lego that I played with almost 30 years ago.  Yes, my parents were clever enough to save it for me and wow, do I have a lot of lego.

In todays market, I am sure that it would easily fetch over $1000 for all of it.  Not that I have thought about it…… just a good thing that I don’t use Ebay….

So, it is all collected and contained in a large rubber maid container, or at least most of it is….remember I do have two small boys!   Recall the last story I made mention of my 2 year old son, Denver, well he has gotten over the stage of wanting to eat everything (oral stage) but I think it is safe to say he is still in destruction mode

…. makes for some interesting evenings and weekends to say the least.  He is finally understanding that taking it apart will get him 2 minutes in the penalty box! (you can tell I am Canadian, eh?)

What lesson did I learn?  Well, I was sorting through all of the colors, shapes and sizes to build our lego city when eventually I decided that I could work with any color, shape or size to build things.  You see, our lego is a collection of several different sets, purchased over several years.  Most of the instruction booklets have been misplaced or shredded by my two boys so we now simply use our imagination.

Again, this is where my lesson comes into play.  I did a lot of sorting to come up with a final product.

I had to sort, sort, sort and sort some more to get what I could work with, even though the structure may not have been the same color and a few pieces stuck out here and there, I will still able to get it to work.

Isn’t that how things work in the business world?  Sort to find those individuals who will work….

I don’t care how rough around the edges they might be, what skill set they have or their background but I am more than happy to work with those who want to work!

I used to coach competitive volleyball and have since taken a break to raise my young family but again, the same principle applies.  It did not matter to me how rough or polished my volleyball players were as long as I had some raw athletic ability and a strong work ethic.  I could turn them into what most considered to be well equipped volleyball players.

So, just remember when you are forming relationships, looking for those to work with…..you will do lots of sorting and eventually come across many who are keen, focused and have a desire to work.

Oh, got to run… more lego to build!

Cheers – Steve