On a hot sunny day and four frogs are sitting on a log.
One of them decides to jump into the cool refreshing water.
How many frogs are now sitting on the log?
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The answer is four.
Because deciding to jump is not the same as jumping.
This is why Inner Leadership is not only about learning to stay calm and focused in a crisis, seeing the situation more clearly, finding more options to move forward, and then deciding your best way forward.
Inner Leadership is also about building the inspiration that will enable you and the people around you to take the first step. Then maintain and build the inspiration as you move forward.
Because the decision is not truly made until you take action.
Inspiration is what moves you to take that action. Inspiration is what keeps you going until you get to where you want to be. Inspiration is what makes you antifragile.
Do you know someone who says they’ve decided to do something but hasn’t taken action? What would happen if they felt more inspired about their choice?
Adapted from Inner Leadership: a framework and tools for building inspiration in times of change.
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