We are living in extraordinary times…and like never before we are being asked, indeed demanded, to take personal responsibility, to take ownership, find solutions and be creative. Yet we experience a world in turmoil, shocked by natural disasters, unbelievable financial chaos and crisis in confidence. Many people are asking “Am I able to cope with all this? Am I strong enough? Can I rely on my own abilities?” Many are living in controlled fear, feeling they are being tested, doubting their future, experiencing limitations of time, physical, emotional and intellectual limitations in both their business and personal lives. Yet if we can accept and just embrace this time of transition, if we can align ourselves to personal transformation, we will find the discipline to take full responsibility. We can then be confident that no matter what, we can always fall back on our core strengths, access our vitality, regenerate, find confidence and passionate self expression to build a future of real lasting value and achievement.

“The greatest gift in life is the ability to think great thoughts and have the strength to take action so that those thoughts become reality in this wonderful and abundant world.” Jack Black

The state we’re in When we look around, its easy to see how much surplus of unnecessary stuff exists that we actually no longer need. Perhaps, we really had too much, too much of everything. And for our over consumption of the meaningless, we are all paying too much, and now when push must come to shove we really don’t need all that additional baggage. While we are willing to do whatever needs to be done, you have probably noticed something else. We have far too much demand on our time, too many emails, too many projects and too many items on our to-do lists until we are almost overwhelmed by it all. You probably need your staff or fellow team members to respond quicker, increasingly be more flexible, creative, willing to break down barriers and at all times be seen to collaborate, here there and everywhere.

Moving away from fear
Of course, you want to thrive in what surely is the dawn of the upturn. Yet in quiet moments, without anyone knowing, deep down you may just have a twinge of self doubt, even questioning your own abilities to deliver this time. All of us have had a bit of our confidence eroded away while we have stood on shaky ground for so long. And what if, old and no longer appropriate belief systems that drive behaviours and zap our energy supply are mismatched with what’s now required. Many people have at the back of their mind, however controlled, honest fears about security, thoughts run like “Will my job be safe?” “How do I stay healthy and manage the stress of all this?” and “What about my family?”
So take heart, because it’s not only you, it’s also your colleagues, suppliers, customers…apparently everyone else around.
Given half a chance, the media seems to be reinforcing a negative viewpoint. And of course in the background there’s terrorism, wars, natural disasters, climate change and goodness knows what else.