Danielle RalstonFounder, How Capacity Works · Founder of ND Hive | Building the productivity hub where work actually gets done | Execution spaces, body doubling & community accountability

Pair of Ducks

13 Feb 2023 · 1 min

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Danielle Ralston uses two ducks as a metaphor for conflicting internal energies: a zombie duck and a crowned, pearl-necklaced duck. She argues both can coexist, pushing back against the belief that you must eliminate one to grow.

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Paradox. It's actually paradox, but a really, really good analogy and mental picture is think of a duck that is turned inside out. It looks like a zombie. It feels like a zombie. And it's just a complete and total mess. And think of a little cute duck with a crown on and a pearl necklace and just beautifully ready to take on the world and to be the queen of the day. There are days that we have to feel like both of those ducks inside of ourselves. And I think something that we see with our clients and that we see online is that people think they have to get rid of one kind of energy in order to grow and move to the next thing.