Sunday, April 28, 2019

Recipe for facing challenges



This is a recipe for facing challenges:
  1. Take time out in a quiet, comfortable, beautiful place
  2. Get some extra rest
  3. Read about the challenge
  4. Write about the challenge
  5. Seek the counsel of those you respect
  6. Seek support
  7. Take the long view. Determine the big idea, mission, and next steps of the challenge--what really matters?
  8. Go hard on the problem, not the people.
  9. See the opportunity for betterment the problem presents
  10. Don't rush the solution
  11. Take quiet, thoughtful, positive steps in the direction of solution
  12. Use respect, care, empathy, and understanding
  13. At the end, reflect on the process, write down the resolve, and move on to the next challenge and experience.