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Here We Are, Three Years Later
Dear Reader,
I remember exactly three years ago when I was with friends and family members skiing in the Alps as the first cases of the Coronavirus emerged. We were wondering what this new disease was all about. Now, with the three-year anniversary of the pandemic upon us, so much has happened since then.
It feels as if you, me, and the entire world have been through a war-like experience where we normalized bad situations over and over again to keep our sanity. We lived through uncertainty -- you, me, and every single other person on this planet!
Hindsight lets us evaluate what happened, but at this point you and seemingly everyone else wants to move on and, understandably, be done with the pandemic. This is a good time for reflection, though, and a reminder:
You still live with uncertainty. Every single day.
In coaching, the best work and the deepest insights come once you admit quietly or out loud that you just don’t know. I strive to ask powerful questions that result in this response: “Actually, I don’t know.”
If you don’t have a quick, ready-made answer to a question, it means you have never thought about the issue at hand in quite that way. It leaves room for discovery and exploration.
Realistically, you really don’t need to know. All you need to do is observe and listen. This allows you to find a path to a solution. Not the solution itself, but a path to it.
Different people with vastly different experiences will have learned different lessons in the last three years. However, what should be clear to all is that the human species doesn’t do so well in isolation.
Our drive to be together and solve problems in collaboration with others is strong and powerful. We need each other and depend on each other. No one can go through life entirely on one’s own.
Upon reflection you can see how employers gravitate toward team off-sites, families want to reunite and travel together, and individuals want to be with each other. We are social animals. We are nothing on our own despite what our desire for individuality makes us believe. Even if you are working or living in isolation, you are still connected just like the mycelium connects invisibly underground.
I am still connected to my late mother who passed away 30 years ago, and I am equally connected to my father who lives almost 6,000 miles away. This spiritual connection is palpable to me. I could easily be wrong on this, but it still provides comfort!
And I am grateful for the connection you and I have.
As we pass this three-year mark of the pandemic, I hope you’ll pause for a moment to think about and appreciate your own vital connections.
Before you go, check out my latest article on Sustainability Leadership:
In gratitude,
Dynamic Dany
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Daniela S. Bryan
Chief Vision Officer | DBCoach
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Lonely At The Top
Daniela Bryan
Executive coach for creative leaders who care. It's lonely at the top. But you don't have to struggle on your own. Discover how you can be the leader to uniquely impact what the world of tomorrow needs. Join the conversation to a sustainable future. It takes all of us.
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