Leading the Pivot | What Today Can’t Show You


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 | What Today Can’t Show You

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Practical wisdom for the pivots that shape us.


The Moment

When stuck sets in, it doesn't feel temporary. It feels like the truth.

Like the version of things we're looking at right now is the one we'll be looking at from here on out. The job that isn't moving. The relationship that keeps circling the same argument.

There's no end in sight. No sign it's passing. Just the same room, day after day, and the growing conviction that this might be permanent.


The Pivot

But stuck is a place, not a destination.

Every stuck moment before this one eventually moved, not because the feeling was wrong, but because it describes where we're standing, not how long we stand there.

The room that felt permanent last year isn't the room we're in now.


The Move

Even if nothing has changed today, look for what's already different from a year ago.

It won't erase the feeling. But it's enough to notice you're standing somewhere, not staying there.

What's one thing that's already shifted, that stuck hasn't let you see yet?


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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