Saturday, August 18, 2018
Meet the Challenge
A problem can feel like a weight. It can stick you in your place, nailing inertia to your intention and holding fast. Quickly, it becomes unmanageable, an impossible obstacle in your path. When a problem feels like a nightmare, leadership can struggle.
When the direction is unclear, when the heat seems unbearable, when the pressure is crushing you, when the problems stack high like a looming tower, put the problem into perspective:
A problem is there to challenge you, not break you.
Centered problem solves step back, step up, and deliver.
Meet the challenge.
-- doug smith
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