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Show Notes:
We have been talking about alignment for the last few weeks – the way we intentionally align ourselves with the kind of people we want to be. We’ve been talking about how to be the authors of our own stories, rather than bystanders while life writes our story for us. We’ve talked about how to be a scientist and use curiosity, experimentation and learning to craft alignment and tweak it to serve us and our goals for our own lives.
Today we are wrapping up our series on reclaiming self, and focusing on the one other key piece in creating a life we feel the authors of.
If you think about authors…and scientists, for that matter…they have a couple of things that we need to have too.
An author has a team. An editor, a publisher, a guild…people to bounce ideas off of and workshop with. They consult to ensure that their story is grounded and believable. They have others read their work to get feedback. They are not an island. While some writers can be reclusive, in the midst of it they are checked by others who support their vision and share their goals, to ensure the end product is a reflection of what they intended it to be.
A scientist as a team too. An ethics board who approves experiments, an academic body who guides the process, a funding organization, research assistants, academic mentors… Again, check points. People who are invested in the project, who want to see it do well and support keeping it on track. People who ask hard questions when things seem to be going off the rails or aren’t aligning with the plan. They are people to be accountable to, to keep the project honest and in integrity…most of the time anyway.
So, the part one takeaway is that we need a team. We need people in our corner who get our plan and intentions and support us in making that come alive. We need people we can be honest and vulnerable with who are willing to walk with us and check us and hold us accountable to who we say we’re going to be.
The other thing that authors have is a plan. Before they put pen to paper, or keyboard to blank word document, they create a plan. The identify the key characters, who they are and what their deal is. They outline the basic plot points and some of the anticipated twists and turns. They imagine and envision some of the substantial details and note them. Outlining all of these pieces helps a complex work of fiction to be broken down AND it acts as something for the author to anchor to. So when things get a bit off course, they can come back to the outline and re-hash things. It acts as a tether, to keep them honest to the vision for the project.
Similarly, a scientist has to have a plan before they can start running experiments. They have to have a breakdown of what they are curious about, what they think will happen, and how they plan to go about finding out the answer. They have to have a rationale for why they are doing what they are doing and convey how their actions steps will serve to advance what we know about a subject.
In both cases, these plans are what authors and scientists share with those in their circle. They disseminate the plan to the people in their respective spheres of influence and by knowing the plan, the people in their lives can better support the integrity of the work. They can see when things are going off the tracks and are equipped to call it out and name problems before they become so catastrophic that they undermine the quality of the end product, or lose a ton of time, money and energy for those invested in it.
Questions to Consider:
- Who are YOUR people?
- Who are the people who you can be honest and vulnerable with?
- Who can you communicate your plan to?
- Who can help you stay accountable in crafting the person you choose to be?
- Think about your plan - What would it look like to be the person you want to be? What would that person look like? How would they feel? What kinds of things would they do? What would be notable about them? And what needs to happen to move you from where you are right now in the direction of that vision of yourself?
- What is the story you want to tell about yourself?
- How would you like your story to be remembered?
- What do you hope you would be known for?
- And how to you take steps toward being more in alignment with that person?
- Who you might need to help you get there?
- What kinds of accountability would you need?
- Who do you know who has skills that would be helpful to your efforts?
- What would you need to communicate to them for them to support you well?
- What permissions might they need to be effective?
Episode Challenge:
Register now for our Beating the Breaking Point Resilience Series & Survival Guideto help guide you in aligning with your goals of health, wellness and resilience both at work and in your life outside of the work you do. Register now for $100 off from October 18th-27th, here!
Reflect on where you’re at and what you might need by using our free Beating the Breaking Point Indicators Checklist & Triage Guide.
Additional Resources:
Register for our Beating the Breaking Point Resilience Series & Survival Guidefor $100 off from October 18th-27th, here!
Connect, Rate, Review, Subscribe & Share!
Connect with me on Facebook and Instagram, or email me at [email protected]. I love hearing from you! Subscribe and share this podcast with those you know. I appreciate every like, rating and review – every single one helps this podcast to be seen by other First Responders & Front Line Workers out there. Help me on my mission to help others just like you to not only survive, but to thrive – both on the job and off.
This podcast is designed for First Responders and Front Line Workers including Law Enforcement (Police, RCMP, Corrections, Probation Officers); Public Safety (Fire Fighters, Community Liaison Officers, Emergency Call-Takers and Dispatchers); Social Services (Social Workers, Community Outreach Workers, Addictions Support Workers, Housing Support Workers, etc.); and Public Health (Nurses, Doctors, Hospital and Health Support Staff) and anyone else who works in high exposure, high risk workplaces. Please help us to help our community heroes by sharing this free resource to those you know in these front line roles.
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Show Notes:
We have been talking about alignment for the last few weeks – the way we intentionally align ourselves with the kind of people we want to be. We’ve been talking about how to be the authors of our own stories, rather than bystanders while life writes our story for us. We’ve talked about how to be a scientist and use curiosity, experimentation and learning to craft alignment and tweak it to serve us and our goals for our own lives.
Today we are wrapping up our series on reclaiming self, and focusing on the one other key piece in creating a life we feel the authors of.
If you think about authors…and scientists, for that matter…they have a couple of things that we need to have too.
An author has a team. An editor, a publisher, a guild…people to bounce ideas off of and workshop with. They consult to ensure that their story is grounded and believable. They have others read their work to get feedback. They are not an island. While some writers can be reclusive, in the midst of it they are checked by others who support their vision and share their goals, to ensure the end product is a reflection of what they intended it to be.
A scientist as a team too. An ethics board who approves experiments, an academic body who guides the process, a funding organization, research assistants, academic mentors… Again, check points. People who are invested in the project, who want to see it do well and support keeping it on track. People who ask hard questions when things seem to be going off the rails or aren’t aligning with the plan. They are people to be accountable to, to keep the project honest and in integrity…most of the time anyway.
So, the part one takeaway is that we need a team. We need people in our corner who get our plan and intentions and support us in making that come alive. We need people we can be honest and vulnerable with who are willing to walk with us and check us and hold us accountable to who we say we’re going to be.
The other thing that authors have is a plan. Before they put pen to paper, or keyboard to blank word document, they create a plan. The identify the key characters, who they are and what their deal is. They outline the basic plot points and some of the anticipated twists and turns. They imagine and envision some of the substantial details and note them. Outlining all of these pieces helps a complex work of fiction to be broken down AND it acts as something for the author to anchor to. So when things get a bit off course, they can come back to the outline and re-hash things. It acts as a tether, to keep them honest to the vision for the project.
Similarly, a scientist has to have a plan before they can start running experiments. They have to have a breakdown of what they are curious about, what they think will happen, and how they plan to go about finding out the answer. They have to have a rationale for why they are doing what they are doing and convey how their actions steps will serve to advance what we know about a subject.
In both cases, these plans are what authors and scientists share with those in their circle. They disseminate the plan to the people in their respective spheres of influence and by knowing the plan, the people in their lives can better support the integrity of the work. They can see when things are going off the tracks and are equipped to call it out and name problems before they become so catastrophic that they undermine the quality of the end product, or lose a ton of time, money and energy for those invested in it.
Questions to Consider:
- Who are YOUR people?
- Who are the people who you can be honest and vulnerable with?
- Who can you communicate your plan to?
- Who can help you stay accountable in crafting the person you choose to be?
- Think about your plan - What would it look like to be the person you want to be? What would that person look like? How would they feel? What kinds of things would they do? What would be notable about them? And what needs to happen to move you from where you are right now in the direction of that vision of yourself?
- What is the story you want to tell about yourself?
- How would you like your story to be remembered?
- What do you hope you would be known for?
- And how to you take steps toward being more in alignment with that person?
- Who you might need to help you get there?
- What kinds of accountability would you need?
- Who do you know who has skills that would be helpful to your efforts?
- What would you need to communicate to them for them to support you well?
- What permissions might they need to be effective?
Episode Challenge:
Register now for our Beating the Breaking Point Resilience Series & Survival Guideto help guide you in aligning with your goals of health, wellness and resilience both at work and in your life outside of the work you do. Register now for $100 off from October 18th-27th, here!
Reflect on where you’re at and what you might need by using our free Beating the Breaking Point Indicators Checklist & Triage Guide.
Additional Resources:
Register for our Beating the Breaking Point Resilience Series & Survival Guidefor $100 off from October 18th-27th, here!
Connect, Rate, Review, Subscribe & Share!
Connect with me on Facebook and Instagram, or email me at [email protected]. I love hearing from you! Subscribe and share this podcast with those you know. I appreciate every like, rating and review – every single one helps this podcast to be seen by other First Responders & Front Line Workers out there. Help me on my mission to help others just like you to not only survive, but to thrive – both on the job and off.
This podcast is designed for First Responders and Front Line Workers including Law Enforcement (Police, RCMP, Corrections, Probation Officers); Public Safety (Fire Fighters, Community Liaison Officers, Emergency Call-Takers and Dispatchers); Social Services (Social Workers, Community Outreach Workers, Addictions Support Workers, Housing Support Workers, etc.); and Public Health (Nurses, Doctors, Hospital and Health Support Staff) and anyone else who works in high exposure, high risk workplaces. Please help us to help our community heroes by sharing this free resource to those you know in these front line roles.