Who's gonna kick your butt?

I'm not sure who originally said it but I feel like I have heard the quote below from someone before. No matter, I'll just credit the people who shared it with me. I read it in the book Boom! 7 Choices for Blowing the Doors Off Business-As-Usual by Kevin and Jackie Frieberg (p.209).

"Right now someone somewhere
is training to kick your butt."

Complacency can be a very bad thing, but when I read this quote I thought about a few things the Friebergs mentioned in earlier chapters of their book. They discussed the difference in forward focus and backward focus. I think this quote can be seen in either direction. Looking back, you can always try to stay one up on your competition and play to keep from losing. You can make sure you are doing enough to stay ahead. However, wouldn't this quote have more impact if you focus forward on it? In other words, whose butt are you going to kick one day?

I'll give more of a review of Boom! 7 Choices for Blowing the Doors Off Business-As-Usual in tomorrow's post.