As leaders and as people, we all go through seasons.
At the moment, I’m in a season of transition. For years, I’ve been a dedicated mother and wife, leadership coach and business owner, and very involved with my church community.
Over the last couple of years, quite a lot has changed.
I’ve officially become an empty-nester…a pretty significant shift in what life looks like on a day-to-day basis.
And, as we all have, I’ve been challenged to navigate our business through the impacts of Covid…making some difficult decisions on how best to adjust and adapt in this new reality.
Throughout all the changes in the last couple of years, as well as throughout each season of life, as I look back I see one common theme that has guided me through each season: choosing FAITH OVER FEAR.
- Choosing faith over fear meant I actually invested MORE financially this year to grow our business.
- Choosing faith over fear meant looking for opportunities to learn and utilize technology in this new virtual model.
- Choosing faith over fear meant redefining what it looks like to continue to be a dedicated mother, knowing that spending time with and investing in my now-adult children is still a priority. It just will look different now than it has in the past.
A change in seasons can come with a lot of mixed emotions and unknowns. I’ve learned that it’s ok to ‘not’ be ok and to take time to process emotions and unknowns in our own way and in our own time.
As we process, though, it’s helpful to have principles that guide us through emotions and unknowns.
Here are some of mine:
- Know and revisit my WHY.
- Choose to NEVER live small or settle for less.
- Reconnect with areas of INSPIRATION and PASSION.
- Ask myself “WHY NOT?”
- Invest time to DREAM again.
- Believe that the BEST is yet to come.
I believe in practicing what I preach. As an Executive Leadership Coach, I am passionate about helping leaders to successfully navigate seasons of change and transitions in their work and in their life as well.
If you or your team want to learn tools for navigating seasons of change, schedule a call with us! We can talk more about your specific needs.