Leading the Pivot | It Belongs to You Too


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 | It Belongs to You Too
Practical wisdom for the pivots that shape us.


The Moment

There is a version of creativity that feels out of reach right now.

The kind that requires space and stillness. The kind that belongs to people with room to think and time to explore.

Most of us don't consider ourselves those people.

We are moving fast, doing more with less, holding more than we planned.

And for most of us, there is no obvious path toward it.


The Pivot

But something is already stirring, whether we realize it or not.

We find a way through when the plan stops working. We connect the dots when everything feels scattered. We see the answer above the dissension.

That is not just problem solving. That is creative thinking.

And it has been showing up in our work and our lives long before we had a name for it.

Creativity does not belong to a certain kind of person or a certain kind of space. It belongs to anyone willing to look at what is in front of them differently.


The Move

At some point this week, you moved through something that had no clear answer waiting for you.

That was you. And that is what creativity actually looks like.


Cheering you on to your best life,

Amanda Crooks, M.Div, BCC, CMCS, GCDF
Board Certified Coach | Leadership, Career & Well-Being

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