When everything is shifting and nothing is certain, it is tempting to slide down and feel powerless. But there is another choice: tap into your #bepowerfulandfree potential and take empowered action to #liftup.
The musical Hairspray has a line about “not getting lazy when things go crazy”, and it says it well. Uncertainty is not a reason to disengage. It is the moment to lean it, stay in, practice with more intention, attention and commitment.
Choosing up is a daily practice, a decision to go up and not down. It takes an open mind and heart to keep learning and getting better, so open UP and release what no longer serves you. And because what we do daily determines our reality and creates our habits, it all comes down to today’s doing.
What kind of reality are you creating today, for yourself and for those you impact?
Srikumar Rao said,
“Before you can follow your own drummer, you need to hear the drummer.”
What we are aware of, we can choose to change. What we are courageous enough to change, we can change in an empowering way. And to get the right answers, we need to ask the right questions, and then act on them.
If you want or need to change something, something needs and wants to change. This is also how we test empowerment in daily life: try something new, notice where you feel comfortable and where you don’t, and ask yourself whether you are willing to make the shift.
Your daily practice: Lead Yourself
Take a few minutes each day, ideally with a journal, and reflect on these questions. Rate yourself as a leader from 1 to 10, just for yourself:
▫️ Do you trust yourself?
▫️ Are you giving yourself clear direction and strong guidance while going through challenges?
▫️ If you could improve one self-leadership skill in the coming months, which would it be, and how would your life change because of it?
▫️ What is “that” you don’t know, and what is “that” you don’t know that you don’t know?
Be creative, and enjoy the creation called life.
Your next step:
You don’t have to do it alone.
Connect and I’ll send you the LIFTUP self-leadership exercise you can do daily.
For those of you with some extra energy today, you can watch the #Mindstretching session on “When you know better, you do better” created few years ago, focusing on the power of self-awareness, intentional learning, and daily practice for daily improvement in the desired direction (link here).