Personal Mastery
You do not rise to the level of your knowledge… you fall to the level of your personal mastery.
To skillfully navigate our ever-changing world, we need to be more powerfully human. Emotional self-mastery, creative resourcefulness and interpersonal intelligence will be key qualities of high performance in the age of disruption and artificial intelligence.
We also need to be more than just resilient (defined as the ability to bounce back from adversity). A crucial factor of creating wellbeing and success in our VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world is personal antifragility.
Antifragility is about the capacity to not just bounce back - but to actually gain from the pressure of negative events. Although usually expressed as a set of principles for improving large complex systems, the concept of antifragility is also very powerful for individuals. Being antifragile on a personal level means being primed to benefit no matter the circumstances. It is a state of readiness that welcomes and takes advantage of uncertainty. It is a state of being that creates opportunities.
Connecting the dots to the real-world:
The broad goal of Personal Mastery is to bring together IQ (intellect), EQ (emotional intelligence), AQ (adaptive intelligence), and RQ (relationship intelligence) in a way that promotes the ability to achieve goals and make an impact regardless of external pressures.
While this is a long-term endeavour, it is also exciting to identify and quickly achieve abilities that drive immediate results. My executive coaching and leadership training specializes in simplifying and accelerating that journey.
Three general categories of exploration:
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Instead of reacting to negative thoughts and emotions, regulate them so wise choices are the default. Details → here
Gain awareness of personal blind spots and address them
Build psychological mastery for effectiveness even in pressure or competitive situations. Detailed thoughts → here
Develop the ability to be non-attached to outcomes (fun exercise here)
More general details → here
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Grow your capacity for creativity and innovative thinking. Details → here
Intellect: Expand depth and breadth of knowledge. Suggestions → here
Strengthen access to intelligent intuition and pattern recognition. Details → here
Develop a rich and comprehensive skillset for agile and wise decision-making.
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“Okay, this is it. This is the one. You get to be the lead, and you get to take on a character that’s going to use every aspect of your talent … your instrument. It’s going to challenge you in ways you’ve never been challenged before.”
- Film Director Christopher Nolan offering the lead role in Oppenheimer to actor Cillian Murphy
This statement resonates with me because it strikes me as an inspirational call to action, to:
Bring to life all of our hidden abilities
Rise to the occasion, whatever that means for each of us
Does it speak to you as well?