SLM Monday Message: "New Normal?" I don't think so! Learn to LOVE uncertainty!

I'm not going to sugarcoat it. I hate this term, "the new normal," and I resent anybody who's trying to force me into accepting it. Life is change, period. And leadership is responding to that change. In fact, the best leaders make it happen. In many ways, leadership is just our willingness to embrace this process of transformation. And the best leaders are the people who can inspire others to embrace that process too. At certain times in our lives, in our business, or in our societies, we get lulled into this false sense of normalcy or security. But you usually don't have to look too far under the surface to find that there are people that are suffering, and there's situations that are a little bit less than what we'd call normal. It's really easy to get lulled into this sense of normalcy when things are going pretty well. But even at the best of times, you know, there are people suffering. It takes a good catastrophe once in a while to put things in perspective, to expose our vulnerability, You know, to help us realize that in the greater scheme of things, we really are just a speck of dust. Now, I'm not trying to be pessimistic at all here. In fact, it's, it's an optimistic point of view because these challenges, these tough times, are also our greatest opportunity to discover our best selves, to find strength, confidence, to find new talents and abilities, to discover courage and fortitude. It's a simple choice, really. We either get busy accepting the new normal, whatever the hell that is, or we choose to be flexible, adaptable, and comfortable with uncertainty. And that's the strategy that's gonna help us in the days ahead and prepare us for that next challenge when it comes.