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Reader, if you want to grow do this... I used to teach gymnastics. I would watch girls work so hard to learn a new skill only to have their overall performance decline at the meet despite nailing the new skill. In sports this is known as the a temporary dip. I told them the one and only sports psychology truth I knew: the dip is expected; perseverance is the key. Now I find myself in that same situation. I started playing pickleball in March and I am just starting to feel like I can hold my own on the court. The key to my progress has been giving myself permission to make mistakes. I was such a poor server at the start, but as a former volleyball player, I knew that practice leads to precision. Since my serve was inconsistent anyway, I focused on ball placement in the corners and painting the lines. I could have hit "safe" serves and made fewer mistakes. It's what most people do. I chose to look less capable and now win more points on unreturned serves than my partner or opponent. I still have occasional errors on my serve, but my precision is the envy of others. This week I finally had a breakthrough on my dink shot (when your return lands close to the net and without much bounce). I've had a lot of unforced errors and lost points over the last month while working on this. Many players rely on drive shots, basically hitting the ball at your opponent as hard as you can. I don't have their power. Instead, dinking uses speed change and angles to create tougher returns. It requires calm under pressure and paddle skills. Net play was my natural forte from the start. However, focusing on building my kitchen game caused me to lose ground at the net for quite a while. So it's been a celebratory week for me on the court. I'm sharing this with you, Reader, as inspiration to let go of safe, and go after more. People have been telling me recently that I play like I have been doing so for years. When I play with the group that I started with, I see progress in everyone, yet I have more breath of skills than most. I still have so many more things to master like
With each new focus I will again lose more points and increase my errors, but only for a while. Reader, here's my questions for you. How are you choosing to stay in your comfort zone and play the game of work less risky? What reward might you earn for taking more risk and learning something new? Who are you NOT allowing yourself to become because you're afraid of letting others see you be temporarily less capable? I'm taking my lessons from the pickleball court into my work life and I invite and I invite you to join me. β Celebrating some recent client reviewsMy 5-point System applies the latest insights from neuroscience and psychology to deliver: LONG-TERM RETENTION: Retain the best people without the added cost of perks. COST SAVINGS: Retain institutional knowledge and reduce the expense of talent replacement. PERFORMANCE: Full discretionary effort from employees and resilience in the face of any challenge.
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βRita Ernst, Positivity Influencer
My weekly emails are for you if you want a transformational SHOT OF POSITIVITY that makes you think, gets you laughing, and sparks a positive change. Start each week inspired.
Reader, steal this and avoid the dreaded PIP. To protect their anonymity I'm going to call this client Acme Incorporated. They had an attendance problem that was quickly becoming a turnover problem. Workers were consistently arriving late or calling out at the last minute, which resulted in internal chaos as remaining staff scrambled to deliver services to the on-site clients each day. Every day felt like the team was short staffed creating extra stress for managers, workers, and clients....
Reader, last week I hit a mental low. One of my closest friends packed up her life and moved 15 hours away. Even though I know we will remain friends, I am feeling deeply sad to lose the spontaneous hangout in person opportunities. Her presence got me through one of the toughest times I have faced. She matters to me. So in this state of sadness, Miranda (my inner critic) decides it's the perfect time to call me out as completely inadequate, pointing to my failure to be further in my business...
Reader, I have a treat for you. Meet Beatrice. My daughter just sent me this picture, and it got me thinking that Bea has a lot in common with us. Reader, how would you describe her vibe? I see trust, love, curiosity, and readiness. She is a fun-loving kitten, about 12 weeks old, and needs the same things we do. Psychological safety: Bea is up for pets from anyone. She trusts that humans will be caring and fun playmates and quickly makes friends with new people. She smartly sheaths her front...