We are often surprised by change. Perhaps we aren’t paying attention, or heeding the signs. Sometimes we handle change, and sometimes it’s too late. Real life rarely follows the map, or the strategic plan, or the schedule. The danger isn’t the change itself. The danger is in refusing to slow down long enough to recognize that the road ahead has shifted.
A bend in the road is not the end of the road
unless you fail to make the turn.
— Helen Keller
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Thick fog had rolled in overnight, making the morning commute treacherous.
It's hard to slow down even in such conditions when the clock keeps on ticking.
Most did but some risked dangerous speed and maneuvers to stay on schedule.
This time it ended badly for one who didn't have time to stop as his time ended.
Sometimes it's too late to be wise. Unfettered choices become a destiny chosen, leaving others to pick up the pieces and somehow continue on with their lives.
The world breaks everyone, and afterward
many are strong at the broken places.
— Ernest Hemingway
Reality is a relentless constant—it doesn’t go away when we stop believing in it.
Truth is equally constant, and it remains true even if feelings or ideas suffer.
Intelligence and responsibility demand adjustments because people change, conditions change, and we still get to change our mind to make new decisions.
Course correction is intentionally improving our methods or direction after realizing that our current direction no longer aligns with our desired outcomes.
Whoever heeds life-giving correction
will be at home among the wise.
― Proverbs 15:31
Learning is hardly a straight line―it's a never ending array of smart, timely adjustments as we view surprises and barriers as new sources of information. Purpose anchors such flexibility, enabling us to stay grounded in our mission and core values while adapting our methods and messages to stay on track.
Slow down. Pay attention. Listen to warning signs. Temper the ego and pride.
New options may be revealed that couldn't be seen before, and we need you!
So heed the correction! Doing so keeps us growing stronger and wiser through those broken places.
Listen to "Course Correction" on the Educators Among Us Podcast
