Leading the Pivot | The Part That Was Ours


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 | The Part That Was Ours
Practical wisdom for the pivots that shape us.


The Moment

We feel it before we can name it.

A clench in the chest, needing this to not be on us.

And only after does the mind start supplying the reason, a process, a person, anything that sits outside ourselves.

It happens fast enough that we don't notice we made a choice at all.


The Pivot

Blame feels faster than the alternative.

It hands the weight somewhere else before we have to sit with our own part in it.

But most of what goes sideways involved more than one hand on the wheel, ours included.

When we only look outward, we lose the chance to see our own role in it, and with it, the chance to do something differently next time.


The Move

The next time something goes wrong, notice where you reach first.

Before you name what or who is to blame, what part was yours?


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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