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Courage to Pivot

Courage to Pivot

If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s this; sometimes our plans are forced to change. How we frame that reality takes courage. We can label our efforts as failures and beat ourselves up over the outcome. We can live in the fear of other people’s judgements and expectations of how we should respond when plans need to change. Or, we can be brave. We can assess our “why,” survey the options and pivot in order to stay the course that aligns with our priorities. Learning to pivot, embracing change, is one way to cultivate your courage.

Courage in Failure

Courage in Failure

OK, so maybe something didn’t workout the way you thought it would. Maybe it was a relationship, or a plan, or even a new venture, no matter what flopped, you’re already ahead of the game. At least you used the courage to try in the first place. We all tend frame our flops as failures initially, the gold is to reframe this tilted perspective. You tried, that took courage. You can accept that you learned what doesn’t work so well with vulnerability, that takes courage. You can bounce back and apply that learning moving forward, now your cultivating courage! All the learning we do through experience has a cost, the cost is courage.