Author: Anne

This author has written 790 articles

PAUSE VS. POUNCE

THINKER ON A ROCK by Barry Flanagan Bronze 1997 at National Gallery of Art Washington DC

Do you Pounce or do you Pause?

Do you brace for impact?

Can you hold space for another?

Can you build a bridge?

 

Self reflection

REFLECTION:

  • How do you approach conflict?  Pounce or Pause?
  • Can you see value in a pause?
  • How can you build a bridge – creating space for another to feel heard?

NO BADGE

Sculpture by Christopher Wool "Untitled" At National Gallery of Art Washington DC

“Busy is a decision.  We do the things we want to do, period.  If we say we are too busy, it is just shorthand for the thing being “not important enough” or “not a priority.”  Busy is not a badge.  You don’t find the time to make things, you make the time to do things.”

Quote by Debbie Millman from the book:  In The Company Of Women

Book:  https://www.amazon.com/Company-Women-Inspiration-Artists-Entrepreneurs/dp/1579655971

 

REFLECTION:

  • Do you wear “being busy” as a badge of honor?
  • What is most important for you to say yes to?
  • Look at you list and eliminate what is not important enough… what is not a priority and focus on the one thing you want to do today!

CHANGE OR REFUSE TO CHANGE

Change too often and you stand for nothing.  You’re simply chasing a shadow you will never catch.  Refuse to change and you’re likely to be overlooked.

FROM:  Seth Godin’s Daily Blog

REFLECTION:

  • There is a sweet spot for change… not too often… not never.  Assess your willingness to change.
  • Have you been overlooked by a refusal to change? In what area of your life?  Are you willing to make some shifts here?
  • Do you change too often?  Are you willing to take a stand .. to stand for something?  What is it?