In a churning world, no-one knows what is going to happen next. A fire or flood might devastate a town. A computer program might pass the entrance exams for some of the world’s best law schools, business schools, and medical schools. An unknown virus might close down the world economy for two years.
In a churning world, the only thing we can know for certain is that the future is unpredictable — and all ways forward are likely to be difficult.
This means that, in a churning world, what drives success is no longer the ability to predict what will happen next or repeat the actions that worked in the past. In a churning world, what drives success is the ability to keep going, no matter what happens.
And the best way we can do that is by finding the way forward that most inspires us.
When we find what we love, we wake up every morning, longing to do what needs to be done.
In a churning world, who inspires wins.
How inspired do you and the people around you feel about the goals you are currently working towards? What would happen if you or they felt more inspired about those goals? Or what would happen if you or they suddenly discovered other goals that inspired you more?
Adapted from The Churning, Inner Leadership: a framework and a set of tools for building inspiration in a time of change.
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