Seth’s Blog The work not yet done http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2017/11/on-the-work-not-yet-done.html
This week Seth’s blog is about the underlying reasons projects don’t move forward. The blog touches on a number of reasons but settles on the prevailing idea that things don’t move forward, or aren’t completed or put into action because we are afraid to do what needs to be done. Seth writes that the most urgent work is “dancing with our fear” because that is the reason things aren’t getting done. In this blog, I immediately thought about the poem by The Dance by Giles Hutchins. I thought of it because it is called The Dance and Seth’s blog is about dancing, but dancing is a scary activity yet one that can bring joy and a sense of accomplishment. As a writer, I responded strongly to the choice to end the poem with “said he,” as it is a poem full of instructions, the leader was put as last as possible. Which to connect it with Seth’s blog is about fear, I think a lot of us as leaders are afraid to take a back seat, to not be loud, to let the ideas, instructions speak for themselves. Zen Habits: Simplify your Digital Life https://zenhabits.net/simplify-digital/ Thought this blog ultimately was a promo for a new course, it raised some interesting ideas in the conundrums of digital life, like needing to work online yet wanting to sever the digital connection. This blog made me think of the idea of looking to weakness to find your leadership strengths. I challenged myself to look at what this blog was discussing, “how to simplify your digital life.” So, I thought what if if you have FOMO and are always on Facebook, how can that be a strength? I thought, that would be a strength for someone who was looking to change careers to be inspired by others, to get good at social media skills for those types of jobs and to see how diverse of lives people are living. WE work a lot with this in the improv work I do through the idea of ‘reframing,” taking what looks like a “bad” gift and finding a way to make it useful. Quiet Revolution Introvert Strategies for Extroverted Play The article gave examples and strategies for introverts to enjoy activities that on the surface don’t seem like a good fit for them. It was very specific in how martial arts is really more of a mind concentration and strategy game, vs a boisterous combat sport. For me This article straight up connected to the using your weakness to see your strength. Introverts often feel as if they are at a disadvantage when they can learn to reframe that and see it as a sign of leadership. I’m an introvert but I know that I can use that to my advantage because it makes me a good listener and observer. This skill is especially useful in meetings when I can take in the big picture of what is happening.
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