Leading the Pivot | Hidden in the Hard Parts


Welcome to Wednesday! As you step into the natural pivot point of the week, here’s a brief moment of encouragement and perspective to help you lead the pivots in your life.


Leading the Pivot | Hidden in the Hard Parts
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Practical wisdom for the pivots that shape us.


The Moment
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It was there all along.

The opportunity we had been working toward, hoping for, that we deserved. But it came and went while we were consumed by the challenge standing right in front of it.

We looked back and saw it clearly. It had been there the whole time, dressed as the very thing we were already doing.

We did not miss it because we were not ready. We missed it because we never saw it.


The Pivot
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What we have been waiting for rarely arrives looking like what we expected.

It arrives looking like the hard thing we are already in the middle of. The difficult conversation. The project that is asking more than we planned.

But woven into the challenge is often exactly what we have been reaching for. The new role, the deeper relationship, the next step forward. They do not always announce themselves. The opportunity surfaces in the middle of what is hardest.


The Move
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This week, get curious about what the work itself might be holding.

What opportunity might you be standing too close to see?


Cheering you on to your best life,
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Amanda Crooks, M.Div, BCC, CMCS, GCDF
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Board Certified Coach | Leadership, Career & Well-Being

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