Storms are always coming our way. Each one presents us with a choice at our spiritual core. One pathway is narrow and yields our power, like when we say "I can't do it!" or, even worse, we join others in the "We'll never get through it!" brigade. Limitation is the result.

The other is the pathway of seeing greater possibility in the storm. By doing our spiritual work, like prayer and affirmation, we connect to the truth that the storm is one more doorway to undiscovered growth.

One of my favorite affirmations for stormy business situations:

"There's good for me here, and I ought to have it."

Try it this week, and sense the shift at your core.

And there's more. During storms, the leadership challenge is to recognize that our team members have the same choice. How do we "own" the spiritual core of so many people? We can't own the core of others unless we own it in ourselves. That's how we create the starting point for compelling conversations with our team. The storm doesn't go away, the team perspective changes toward the positive.

Ask yourself: When people sense my calmness, gratitude, truth, confidence, sense of greater purpose, involvement, personal commitment, are they more or less likely to choose the pathway of greater possibility with me? Are they more or less likely to join me on our journey through the storm? 

Stephen
ANE  = Calm, Confident, Connected, Courageous Leadership

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