Ladies. I’m back! I missed you. Where did I go? Why did I go? Life happened, to answer both questions. And then I battled with myself about how to come back and type to you about being fearlessly authentic, when I seemed to lose so much of myself.
Welcome to the June edition of “Fearlessly Authentic”. Hope you enjoyed the last edition that spoke to us taking some action during the pandemic. After REST then ACTION, however what if you are paralysed by fear or you have become your own worst enemy; what then?
We have spent this year so far being thrown off-balance by the current pandemic. It has however been a perfect time to rest and let go, which is what we have hopefully found time to do in these past few months: Retreat, Refresh, Renew; Embrace, Empower, Energise, Surrender, Seek and Sustain for a period of Time.
Welcome to this month’s edition of “Fearlessly Authentic”. As the year winds down and we start to look to 2020, let’s keep hoping and believing for the best of 2019. It’s not over till you win. If you have been reading the newsletters, you will see that 2019 has been all about strategies to becoming a better you.
This month, we must tackle the issue of REST. REST is the one action that is barely done. REST tends to be alien to our culture, as we believe we must always be on the move, either to somewhere or nowhere at all; it depends. I have come to realize that when you tell people you are taking time off work or taking a gap year, first impressions are always that something is wrong.
Welcome to this month’s edition of “Fearlessly Authentic”. I hope you are practicing and succeeding at becoming your authentic self and also helping others on the Becoming journey. Every day and in this journey of life, we meet people at our place of work or socially and often times, people are searching for inspiration and need to be motivated to become their very best. Therefore as we meet people, we must aspire to become a source of inspiration to them. I understand that people expect to first be inspired before inspiring others; however in fearlessly authentic- you get to inspire others first, because in that process of inspiring others, you also get inspired. In other words, it is in teaching others that you learn, and in strengthening others that you become strengthened.
When the process of growing out of a box starts, you definitely will meet with resistance, this can come in many ways: criticism, hampered growth etc. I have learnt the best way to deal with this is not to create another level of resistance – it would become like a tug of war and the stronger or more powerful party will surely win but to chart my own path in a beautiful and amazing win-win situation.
In aspiring to be the very best at what you do in and out of the office, it is so critical that you understand that you are responsible for you! This means that ‘the buck rests with you’- you cannot blame others for any failings, you must be ready to take responsibility. You must be responsible for your actions, acquiring knowledge, words, relationships, decisions etc.
In addition to the firm promoting growth through its existing policies and rewarding individual’s growth through promotions, leadership roles, project champions etc, an individual is very much responsible for their own growth and development within the firm and outside of the firm.
The acronym CARDS refers to managing your Composure and ensuring you keep the right kind of Attitude in your sphere of influence, these first two help you manage your Relationships and allows you to provide valuable advice exhibiting a Drive without prejudice or judgment which ultimately produces a Solutions minded individual and society.