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Reaching Out
Reaching Out has emerged as a way
to promote resilience. It involves equilibrium with reaching
in. That is, you can’t reach out until you know what to reach
out for because the first thing that someone is going to
wonder, is what you want, and why.
This is especially true in an age
where resources, including information, time, energy,
attention, and motivation are called upon in so many
directions.
Reaching Out can be formulaic, and
it’s good to think or feel your way through a well-formed
outcome. HOWEVER, just in case that becomes a barrier to the
reaching out, hell… just ask for help.
Helpful Hint: The ego will
prevent you from reaching out. It’s usually the only thing.
Ego shapes our behavior as in wanting others to think and feel
about us in a certain way. So this shaping process keeps us
from just saying… "May I have your help?"
Action Step: Today, after
reading this, think about what you want, or need help with,
and just ask someone in some way for support. Ask someone who
could help you, work through it with you, point you to a
resource, give you what you need, or even just wish you well.
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We hope you pick up valuable insights, ideas, and
tools during this process, which you can use for your own development as
well as your work and leadership with others.
You, Me, and We @F-L-O-W
Mike R. Jay is a developmentalist utilizing consulting, coaching, mentoring and advising as methods to offer developmental scaffolding for aspiring leaders who are interested in being, doing, having, becoming, and contributing… to helping people have lives.
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