Inner Strength

Where does your come from?

Stop and consider the above question.  

Day after day we work.  We wake up each and every morning, to the same old routine.  Get dressed, go to work, come home, eat, and go to bed only to wake up the next day.  

People call this boring.

Boring is defined as “a regular way of doing things in a particular order; a state or situation in which things are always done the same way.”  

Sounds like most of my adult life.  Routine, routine, routine!  

I am often asked, “Carolyn, So how did you break the mold, where does your inner strength to “keep-on-keepin’-on” come from?”  

That is a long and complex answer.  However let me give you just one suggestion.

I grew up in a semi-functional family. There were “others” around me to aide in building my inner strength.  There were two brothers, two sets of grandparents, Mother, Dad, aunts, uncles, cousins, family friends, school and bosses (I had my first paid job at 14 (work permit).  That being said,  I do believe most of the credit for my childhood inner strength really belongs to my Dad.

Before I went to kindergarten I could walk into a room of strangers and instantly know how to behave. As a preschooler I understood business negotiating sales presentations.

Now as an adult (daily) I have the opportunity to either build on my childhood inner strength or simply live a boring life.

Last weekend I finished studying a book, “High Altitude Leadership” by  Chris Warner and Don Schminoke.

“High altitude leaders know that partnership with peers, staff or outside stakeholders trumps lone heroism every time”.

Build partnerships—work with people around you.  You will be building synergy to get you through the tough spots.  You will be increasing your inner strength.

Here’s an idea:  Read a book; study the life of a unique individual; plan an excursion; evaluate your week.  Do something - doing nothing is boring.