You're Going to Need New Tools

You’re facing issues now where there’s no precedent to inform or guide you. Finding workable solutions is going to require reassessing your values and priorities and redefining the criteria that guide your decision-making.

You’ll need new tools that include tapping more deeply into your own inner wisdom and raising your level of consciousness so that you can process the complexities of this new landscape and make smart decisions. 

Here are 5 new tools that can help you find answers:  

#1: Consult and listen to your inner wisdom and internal guidance system: This requires carving out time to sit in the silence and JUST BE. There’s a treasure chest of insights, knowledge, experiences, and intuition within you that’s likely not being tapped. No better time than now to leverage that.

#2: Pay attention to your emotions. We’re good at ignoring or just pushing through emotions that are uncomfortable or that we don’t understand. Emotions hold important signals and messages for us and you’re missing out on a rich resource if you don’t engage them and hear the messages there for you.

#3: Use inquiry to ask open questions of yourself and others so you can explore complex issues more deeply and thoughtfully. Think more and collect more data before acting. The landscape has changed and you need new information and to hear the voices of others before making important decisions.

#4: Set an intention to become aware of the situations, personalities and energies that trigger you and bring out your reactive tendencies so you can respond more thoughtfully and consciously.

#5: Invest in new development tools for yourself, and ones that focus on developing and evolving your inner world. Completing a 360-assessment like the Leadership Circle Profile that provides valuable insight into your reactive tendencies could be extremely helpful in preparing you for the complexities you’ll face. Hiring an executive coach with experience helping people develop their inner game as well as their outer game is also an investment that will pay off significantly.  

Make decisions now that ensure this crisis for you is more than a time of stress and disruption. Let it be an invitation to take stock of your life and create a plan for how you want to grow and evolve so that you’re positioned for greater success and more meaning in all areas of your life.

I’m an executive coach, facilitator and conscious leader who works with leaders and teams looking for breakthrough performance and ready to invest in individuals to help them reach full potential.