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How To Swim In Muddy Water
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Sometimes moving forward looks like standing still. So many more people than usual are picking up on big shifts going on, beyond our day-to-day practical things. It can be a floating feeling of unease that signals those bigger picture developments, or specific things that weigh on your mind.
Zoom out and look at the bigger picture, at the water we’re swimming in.
The world feels very chaotic at the moment. A big picture mess, bigger than most of us can map out and much of which is outside of our circle of influence. The newest acronym in town is BANI: brittle, anxious, non-linear and incomprehensible.
How do you navigate this and move forward in a constructive way? Especially knowing that (personal) leadership is all about connecting your day-to-day to that bigger picture?
How do you find your anchor in all of this, reduce the anxious buzzing energy and the static in your system?
... Sometimes moving forward looks like standing still, for just a moment.
... Processing things beneath the surface.
... Taking a breath and noticing who it is that you want to be.
Find more calm and solid ground to step from, and find a place of choice, to show up with resilience, compassion, or curiosity.
It helps to connect with other people, knowing you are not alone in this (Hello! We’re here), to remind yourself of bigger and better things, and to reconnect with the things you find truly important. Focus on the piece that you can chew, the part that you can play.
What helps you move forward in your leadership, to make things happen, do it – it’s worth it. Reconnect to your own resourcefulness.
We’re all swimming in muddy water right now. This is your reminder that you still know how to swim.
Referenced:
BANI, an acronym made up of the words ‘brittle’, ‘anxious’, ‘nonlinear’ and ‘incomprehensible’ was coined by Jamais Cascio, an American anthropologist, author and futurist. Recent article: https://medium.com/@cascio/facing-the-age-of-chaos-b00687b1f51d
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Lisa Dempsey – https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisakdempsey/ - https://www.leadershiplabs.eu
Marjolijn Vlug – https://www.linkedin.com/in/marjolijnvlug/ - https://www.marjolijnvlug.nl/?lang=en
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