Building your change muscle requires consistent effort…
A couple of weeks ago, we explained neuroplasticity and how our brains can help us to embrace change rather than fear it. Read the coaching here!
This week we want to introduce you to our Resilience and Adaptability matrix. The matrix maps resilience with adaptability and profiles different reactions to change.
The Rock: this personifies those who have high resilience, yet low adaptability. Rocks are likely to do well at gritting their teeth through a storm, but they are not likely to read the conditions and find a new route through the storm where needed.
The Glass: what happens when you put glass under pressure? It cracks… Those with low resilience and low adaptability can hold their shape for a little while, but sustained pressure will break their strength.
The Chameleon: fantastic at altering their appearance to stay safe in the environment, chameleons are highly adaptable to conditions. However, this survival technique is surface-level and energy-intensive, a low level of resilience is demonstrated by a lack of consistency or easy burn out.
The River: river water has a rather unique characteristic, it runs slow and calm or powerful and rapid, depending on its surrounding environment. It doesn’t not hold steadfastly to a fixed route, it keeps moving, navigating the most efficient route, finding a way through or around obstacles to reach its destination. It deepens and widens over the course of its journey, creating opportunities for others to thrive and travel.
Water doesn’t resist its reality – it adapts to it:
- It changes shape without losing its essence
- It finds a way around obstacles
- It can be gentle or powerful, depending on what is required
- It stays flexible, and clear on purpose
The future rarely rewards the strongest or most experienced. It rewards those who can flow, learn, and adapt.
What can you do to #bemoreriver?
