I can't find the thread to link to it, but a cognitive shift happened for me after @vlrny shared the metaphor about skiing that exhorts us to steer towards the openings rather than the trees when faced with adversity.
I brought this to my coaching course today, and the my coursemates helped expand the metaphor in our practice sessions.
Now, in addition to looking for the openings and steering towards them, I am collecting openings in the trees -- "realistic" or no.
As one colleague said, "What you look at expands." More openings reveal themselves as we progress.
It's hard not to look at the "trees" -- those things that slow us down, get in the way, slap us in the face with their branches. It's hard not to feel like we're looking at nothing but trees. I struggle with this.
So now trying to rewire some neural pathways to think about possibility rather than obstacle.
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