Yes, I'm Ready...

Two days ago, I agreed to do something I have never done before.

I don't know if it will actually happen, but it sure does fill me with a jolt of energy and electricity at the possibility.

I have never been one to figuratively or literally shy away from a leap.

And I recognize that I may be an anomaly in that regard.

This week seems to be all about the courage to take a leap -- both for me personally, and for those in my book circles.

Yesterday, I was facilitating a team's dive into Hidden Potential by Adam Grant, where we looked closely at the 3 kinds of courage that are needed to reach our potential.

After spending time in self-reflection, they then took it to the team level and identified ways that they could show collective courage.

• Where could they abandon the status quo?
• How might they jump before they are ready (without catastrophic results)?
• How can they make smaller risks to build their resilience muscles, and let go of perfection?

On Monday, I will be working with a women's leadership team around the book Playing Big by Tara Mohr, with a focus on leaping and callings.

We'll focus on identifying various callings, then working in triads to chunk those big callings down into what Mohr calls leaps. A leap must:

• Get you playing bigger NOW.
• Can be started or finished within 1-2 weeks
• It's a simple action that can be described in a short phrase.
• It gets your adrenaline flowing.
• Puts you in contact with people you want to reach or influence.
• It has a learning goal at it's core.

As I was looking for how to close the session on Monday, I found this poem:

You're ready.
That thing you're called to do.
Do it.
That place you're called to go.
Go there.
Those words you're bursting to say.
Say them.
That dream you've always had.
Live it.
That call deep within your soul.
Answer it.
That thing that lights you up.
Lose yourself in it.
Don't wait until all your ducks are in a row.
Go do it now.
Don't wait to feel ready.
Just dance extra quick.
It's time.
You're ready.
Go do.
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 "You're Ready" by Rebecca Campbell in her book "Light is the New Black."

Are you ready?

Originally posted on LinkedIn with comments.

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