#381 Navigating Life's Reroutes

We all experience moments when life feels like a GPS recalculating mid-journey, demanding unexpected turns and detours. Resilience isn't about avoiding these changes but learning to surf them like waves, adjusting our stance and working with rather than against the forces of transformation.

• Change isn't just possible in our lives and careers—it's promised
• Resilient leaders adapt to change and sometimes even enjoy the ride
• Like surfers, we can't control the waves but can get better at riding them
• Focus on what you can control: your response, timing, and mindset
• Keep your head clear through breathing and reframing challenges
• Look for opportunities hidden within disruption
• Churchill noted that improvement requires change, and perfection requires frequent change
• Strong resilience turns uncertainty into a catalyst for growth

Visit growthinstigators.com to share how I can help you or your team grow. What's one recent change you can reframe as an opportunity instead of a setback?

Chapters

• 0:00 The GPS Analogy of Life Changes
• 0:27 Resilience: Going With Change
• 1:22 Building Surfing-Style Resilience
• 1:29 Growth Challenge for Uncertainty
• 2:29 Question and Call to Action

Transcript

Speaker 0: 0:00

If you ever have your GPS, reroute you mid-trip and it feels like it's lost its mind, turn left, wait, make a U-turn. Now recalculating. Yeah, welcome to life during change. Welcome to message 381 of the Growth Instigators Hotline, where we ignite your personal and professional development. I'm Aaron Havens, your host and growth coach.

Speaker 0: 0:20

Mindset Monday building resilience through change. Here's the one big idea I want to land today. Resilience isn't avoiding change, it's learning to go with it. That's right. Change isn't just possible, it's promised. The market shifts, team reorg, opportunities appear vanish and morph into something unexpected, and in those moments it's tempting to freeze or fight. But resilient leaders adapt and sometimes they even enjoy the ride Shoot. Even as I record this, my business partner and I are in the midst of a possible name change and total reinvention of what has been core aspects of our business.

Speaker 0: 1:06

Let me give you a quick picture. Imagine a surfer paddling out to the ocean. You can't control the waves, you can't stop them, but you can get better at riding them. You adjust your stance, shift your weight and work with the water, not against it. Here's how to build that kind of resilience Focus on what you can control. You can't stop the wave, but you can choose your board, your timing and your mindset. Keep your head clear.

Speaker 0: 1:36

Change often triggers fear and frustration. Breathe, reframe and remember it's a chapter, not the whole book. And the last thought today is look for opportunity inside the disruption. The leaders who thrive don't just survive change, they leverage it for growth. Winston Churchill once said to improve is to change. To be perfect is to change. Often, whether or not perfection's on your to-do list, change is the ticket price for progress. So here's your growth today and your growth challenge. The next time change shows up uninvited, instead of asking why me, ask what's possible now, because here's the truth. Strong resilience turns uncertainty into a catalyst for growth, and that's where your next breakthrough hides. Hey, thank you for calling Growth Instigators Hotline. I'd love to hear from you. Visit growthinstigatorscom and let me know how I can help you or your team grow. Here's the question for today what's one recent change you can reframe as an opportunity instead of a setback? And, as always, keep instigating growth in all you do.