This week we’ll use our most recent reflection to unearth the competing or hidden commitments that shape our undermining behaviors and stop our progress on goals.  

Now that growth goals are established, it’s time to proactively reflect about our actions in relation to our goals. Specifically, what are we doing or not doing that undermines, sabotages or derails us from achieving these goals? This is a BIG question that requires fearless honesty, time, and grace. Luckily, you are in the place to draw energy and support from examples, get guidance on how to boost your reflection.

This Change Challenge was inspired by An Everyone Culture: Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organization, and one if its frameworks, Immunity to Change Maps. This framework helps us take on the questions to what extent are we immune to the change we seek? And, what can we do to reflect with more attention to achieving our growth goals?

Yep, it’s time for some change. My intention in this post is to both activate my accountability to this community of change agents and inspire some new ideas for you to incorporate as we travel this journey together.

Our energy impacts everything - our thoughts, feelings, actions and results. And don’t forget, we are complex! Each of us have a unique balance of energies that show up differently when we are having a good day or when things have gone totally off course. The more we can raise awareness of our energy - the more we can make intentional choices about how we show up in ways that serve us and our impact on others.

Taking a leap these days can be intimidating. There is insecurity all around us, insecurity in our community feeling safe and heard, insecurity in our ability to stay safe and well, insecurity in finances, and even the insecurity that comes up after a post on social media. No wonder sometimes we fall back from our most authentic, joyful and courageous selves.

But no one is special, and everyone is needed.

Automatic negative thoughts can come up and slow down our progress toward contributing to collective change. When I coach clients (and myself!) - I support them to distinguish the labels they're putting on themselves. Then, I guide them to take a step back and separate from the thought - sure it exists in our minds, but what if we didn’t take full ownership? What if we imagined some little gremlin on our shoulder saying it to us instead?

Two weeks ago I resigned from my full-time job to pursue the thing that most centers me, fills me with gratitude, and connects me to a sense of purpose: coaching change agents driven to make their positive impact on the world and who are ready to grow themselves to grow their impact!