Comfortably Afraid

Comfortably Afraid…an odd, yet spot on reference. A reference used by Michelle Obama on her book tour, and here I go aligning it to Life, Risk Mgmt, Continuity, and Resilience.

Mrs. Obama states that fear creates limits. I agree. Let’s use the Risk Assessment lens…
1- If we let fear be the reason why we don’t move forward, we are limiting ourselves, our greatness, and stunting our own growth. Without the proper analysis, how can we even consider “x” a risk? How can we know what controls should be put in place to mitigate? How will we know if this approach could have led to success?

2- If we pretend that the fear isn’t there, we may move with a solution that does not take “x” variable into account, thereby not moving forward with the appropriate mitigation. Ignoring risk can be a tactic for some but this is extremely “risky” (sorry, I couldn’t help myself 😁).

Now here’s the kicker…if we acknowledge the risk (yes, be ever so slightly vulnerable), seeing things as they are, scary and all, we see it for what it is. We can create a control that speaks directly to the risk and considers the appropriate tactics to address. “Factor the Fear” in order to “Face the Facts”, and move through.

Team- Will you knock it out the first go ‘round…maybe not. That’s actually ok, because you can now customize your tactic based on your learnings, apply, and then pivot!! So…that job that you want to apply for, yes, the one that you only meet 4 or 5 out of the 10 requirements?…apply. That project that you’d love to be the lead for, but you’re sure you won’t be thought of for the opportunity…put your name in the hat. That thing that seems so hard that you just don’t want to put yourself out there for…dance your way in.
- You either get the lesson that will help you adjust, or you get the “thing” right off the bat. Either way…you’ve got this!!!

And thus endeth the lesson…
Lessons Learned: Short Stories of Continuity and Resilience
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Published on November 27, 2022 10:53
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