After a crisis, most people aim to get back to the state they were in before the crisis.
But there’s a problem with that.
Where you were before the crisis was what led to the crisis.
Unless you want to repeat the past, the goal in any crisis must be to transcend to a new level.
Check out this article where the Dutch school the US on this exact issue in the prevention of flooding.
A while ago I encouraged my daughter Zara not to listen to a friend who wanted her to do something that she didn’t feel good about.
When we focus on a past that we don’t like, we are living in a state where we are hoping an imaginary future will heal a non-existent past.
Recently I was in a situation that wasn’t what I wanted, but there wasn’t anything I could do to change it.
If you fill up every area of your life with little regard for the quality of what you’re filling it with, there’s not much room left.
The thought of hard decisions is often worse than the consequences.
I’m in my office at the moment. This morning I’ve planned next week, had multiple meetings and worked on some strategic moves for my business.