Bobbie LaPorte is back with the video camera turned on for her October 4 “Your Best Next Move” video, where she talks about managing curveballs and dealing with unexpected situations (like literally falling on her face days before a book photo shoot!) with acceptance and grace.
Transcript of Your Best Next Move: Managing Curveballs with Grace and Acceptance
Hi everyone, Bobbie LaPorte here again with my weekly tip for your Best Next Move – where I help you have more agency in your work, acknowledge your capacity to act and see what you can do right now.
If you “saw” my vlog last week, you didn’t really see me, but you know I had a minor accident the weekend before, tripping and falling on some brick stairs. That left some nice bruises and cuts on my face that have now mostly healed. THAT was definitely a curveball I didn’t see coming!
And while it was (literally) jarring – since I had travel and a photo shoot planned for this week – I have learned to deal with uncertainty, as have the many of you who shared your curveballs with me last week. I see a certain acceptance and grace in how you are dealing with unexpected situations. Kudos to you!
And the curveballs will keep coming – as we live in this world of uncertainty and unpredictability. As you’ve heard me say before: “You can’t plan, but you can prepare”
So, if you get hit with curveballs this coming week, here’s my tip:
- First, pause and stop to think about what you will do next. Don’t let autopilot mode take over.
- Second, look at it as just another bump in the road, one I know you can handle ably and gracefully; this will set help you build the capacity to handle future situations more effectively.
- Third, try to see the possibilities in every situation. This is the true gift of uncertainty: that you can respond from a position of “what can be”, not one of loss.
As always, I want 2021 to be a year of momentum for you, one of possibility thinking that takes advantage of the agency we sometimes forget we have.
That’s my tip for this week. Back to the ice packs for me. I’ll see you next week. Take care of yourselves.