Leading Thoughts for August 8, 2024

IDEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with:

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Simon Bailey on resilience:

“Life is full of highs and lows – Life is kind of like a wave in the sense that there are both peaks and dips. Sometimes, you feel like an absolute rockstar. Other times, you feel like the human equivalent of a discarded soft top surfboard. Just remember that you can’t stop the waves but you can learn to surf, which is to say that while the bad times will inevitably come, we have faith that you can always ride them out.”

Source: Resilience@Work: How to Coach Yourself Into a Thriving Future

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Errol Doebler on the importance of emotional awareness:

“As you can see, not acknowledging your emotions can be a recipe for disaster. This does not guarantee we’ll always make the right choice. The aim is to make sure you are making a conscious choice. Even when we make the wrong choice based on a conscious decision, we win. You win because you made a decision to go with your instinct, and then you were able to evaluate whether your instinct was good or bad.

“As leaders, we can’t hope or assume we will make the right choice on how to act. As leaders, we put ourselves in a position to take conscious action by always being aware of the driving behind our actions: our emotions.”

Source: Ice Cold Leader: Leading from the Inside Out

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