We are indeed, in a time of great transition.
This transition is often unsettling and disarming.
It’s also a time of great opportunity.
This period of opportunity is the potential for newness, creativity and innovation.
Often times we hear people saying “necessity is mother of invention”- and that could not be more true today! However,, it’s important to have all the oars in the water and each person in the boat rowing with you to facilitate “innovation” within your business.
But What happens when you are met with fear and doubt?
The breaking point for any significant changes change is courage.
Allow those fears to surface and observe them as if you were sitting in a movie theatre watching the latest action or dramatic flick.
Ask yourself what’s really going on here? Is the consequence of the fear greater then the desire to move forward? Remember, this stage of courage that you are working within take faith. And at times it can be a very lonely place to be. But you must continue to evaluate if the desire is greater then the risk. If that desire is not greater then you will not move forward. In this place of courage, you suspend your belief. Other times it is a giant leap of faith and will require a measure of patience.
This shift to change and courageousness must start with YOU before you can get anyone else in the boat with you.
Hold steady. Yes, it is challenging time.
Maria Gamb.
Executive Coach and Speaker.
On the other side there are great rewards for those walk through the fear and create something new and innovative out there in the world. We are ALL being called to this. You re not alone. Think outside of the box and stop modeling other people! Their “model” is also in need to upgrade, repair and innovation.
And, by the way, you will most likely need to start paddling with or without others. It doesn’t matter, just get in the boat yourself and start MOVING.
In this energy space you have the willingness to embrace change and face challenges. You are able to literary see the opportunities in front of you and identify growth ares. It requires the ability to feel the fear in yourself and in others but continue to move forward none-the-less.
You have this great idea and solution but the group around (and that can include your family and friends) thinks you’re absolutely nuts and have gone off the deep end. What’s happening? It’s a brilliant solution! It’s cutting edge marketing or technology! Why the resistance? They are afraid, plain and simple. They are paralyzed with fear because it means abandoning what they know for something unknown.
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