Many humans struggle to stay in the fight when they can’t see the shore.
Florence Chadwick, back in 1950 set the record time for swimming across the English Channel, an amazing accomplishment of endurance. In 1952 she set out to swim from Catalina Island to the California coast. This should have been an easier feat except for one thing – fog. She had spotters in boats beside her but lost sight of the shore. Ambiguity overwhelmed her mind. She gave up. Got in the boat. Been swimming for 15 hours and didn’t know she was less than a mile from shore. Ambiguity stopped her effort.
Two months later she would try again. Fog rolled in, again. This time she chose action in ambiguity. What, you ask was different? Her mind, friends. She anticipated the obstacle in her way. She visualized the California shoreline and told herself to keep working. Preloaded her response. So she did.
Action in ambiguity.
Model the way, leaders. Choose action in ambiguity. Sometimes it will not be productive. Course correct and FIO (figure it out). Keep moving and the way forward usually appears, oftentimes when least expected. Was reminded, again, this week of this truth. Couple clients were overwhelmed from a lack of sleep and lack of clarity. My coaching? Start small. Baby step. After a few days of a baby step, reach for more. Rinse and repeat. Visualize your shore. Keep swimming. Florence figured it out when fog rolled in. You?
Live hard. Love ❤️ harder…
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