The Ant Man and Your Safety Vision

Yesterday, I was returning from my opening keynote for the Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Conference in the state of Washington and decided to pass the time by watching Ant Man, the movie.  I loved Ant Man – even though I don’t typically like sci-fi movies.  And I have to tell you, The Safety Coach® would not want to take on Ant Man!

Ant Man resonated with me because he never gave up on his vision.  He fought, and fought, and worked through tremendous obstacles in order to see and embrace the reality of his vision.  Thank God for the Ant Mans in this world!

Just a few days ago, someone asked me a question pertaining to letting go of one’s vision for safety.  I responded by saying we should never let go of our vision for safety.  It only takes one turn of events, one new key stakeholder, or a new leader to enter the organization who will support your vision and give it new life.  In fact, we should have a personal vision for safety, and a collective one that we share within our organizations.  Your personal vision should get you excited and out of bed in the morning.  The collective or organizational vision needs to do much of the same for those in your corporation.

You may have to let go of your organization in order to find a new one that shares in your dreams but don’t let go of your vision for extreme success in safety.  Don’t ever give up on your vision and dreams for safety.  And don’t ever let your dreams for great safety achievement evaporate just because of a temporary obstacle or two.  The Ant Man certainly didn’t!