Taking back control
Abstract
At a time when our world is rapidly changing, in ways that we cannot control, it is more important than ever to lean in and be there for each other and for ourselves. Taking back control requires recognising what is under our control, what we can influence and what is outside our sphere of influence, followed by taking action to control what we can, and learning not to waste mental, physical or emotional energy fighting what we cannot control.
At a time when our world is rapidly changing, it is more important than ever to lean in and be there for each other and for ourselves.
Over the past couple of weeks, I have been coaching a lot of people on very similar issues; concerns and challenges faced by the COVID-19 pandemic — controlling the uncertainty, the ifs, the buts and the maybes, people feeling stressed, wobbly and unclear about what may happen next, the financial implications, health impacts, logistical disruptions, normal routines and ways of working changing immeasurably. During our recent VDS Training Sunday Surgery hour (7pm every Sunday evening) we discussed the principles of taking back control and controlling the controllables and I would like to share a potted version of this with you in this short article.
Before we begin, it is important to highlight that in order to manage expectations from the outset, I can only help with the things you can control. Those may have changed from what they were yesterday or last week, or to be honest with you within the last hour!
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