While the economy continues to challenge most (if not all) of us, I am moving among a variety of people who are testing new waters, pushing personal boundaries and struggling with a renewed (or new) sense of ownership of the circumstances in which they find themselves.
I have been, in turn, heartened by the actions of these people and saddened by the losses each of us has faced.
Reya Mellicker, in her blog The Gold Puppy, is moving through the grief brought on by the loss of her boxer/pitbull Jake. She stumbles publicly, unashamed and in real-time, offering herself as an example for each of us to recognize, discover and remember.
The Center for Leadership at Park University is moving steadily forward to identify resources and partners to redefine the distribution/delivery of content to better prepare leaders for an unscripted future. They are moving through change, aware of the funding challenges and associated risk, but undeterred by temporary funding shortfalls...planning and adapting their goals to continue moving forward incrementally.
The Civic Leadership Training Council board is struggling to gain a sense of control and ownership of a program which is in transition, longstanding but fragile...susceptible to the vagaries of an uneven economy with new volunteer leadership, unfamiliar with the operational/fiscal details for a new program year with only 1/3 of a new class of leadership candidates and, as yet, (from my perspective) not asking the right questions.
I think the key to success for each of us is to remember there are no easy answers to the challenges we face. We each struggle, individually and collectively, to fight the fear and design solutions to move us forward, as individuals and organizations.
Each of us needs to assume a level of responsibility and risk as we progress toward our respective goals.
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