Thrive in a Disruptive World—Dec. 8
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December 8, 2024
Sunday SAGe Newsletter Volume 12: Thrive in a Disruptive World
Happy Sunday!
Here is this week’s installment of Sunday SAGe, an email communication that shares wellness inspiration from The Wellness Ethic to help people thrive during the coming week (and beyond!).
This week’s focus is on thriving in a disruptive world. Disruption is all around us, whether it’s artificial intelligence transforming business, climate change, political instability, or a hundred other forms. How can you surf the wave of change? The excerpt I’ll share from The Wellness Ethic is geared toward a person’s professional life, but the insights apply universally to all types of disruption.
Thrive in a Disruptive World
An excerpt from The Wellness Ethic:
In a disruptive climate, your happiness is at risk as your career can seem like it’s targeted by a sledgehammer in a game of whack-a-job. But, as you know, negativity stymies growth and greatly diminishes your chances of success.
There are six productive mindsets that are especially powerful when faced with disruption. Adopting these mindsets gives you an edge in life, not only in your professional pursuits but in all pursuits, during times of turmoil and times of stability.
Growth Mindset: When you have a growth mindset, you believe that your abilities can develop over time. You view disruption as an opportunity to learn and grow. You seek new experiences.
Positive Mindset: A person with a positive attitude has an optimistic outlook that things will work out, even during challenging times. They approach disruption with a “can-do” energy.
Stoic Mindset: A Stoic focuses on what they can control—their thoughts and actions—and avoids getting consumed by negativity resulting from circumstances out of their control, like disruption.
Proactive Mindset: A proactive person anticipates and addresses challenges before they arise and takes action to prevent them from worsening if they do occur.
Resilient Mindset: When you are resilient, you’re motivated to move forward despite challenges and setbacks. You have a stubborn tenacity to persevere in the face of adversity.
Flexible Mindset: A flexible person adapts to disruption by being open to new ideas and embracing different ways of doing things.
What It Means
A productive mindset creates positive energy. You become happier and more motivated as your SAGe fully activates to meet the disruptive moment. You take action to position yourself for better outcomes. You are more resilient when faced with challenges. You lift the spirits of those around you—positive energy is contagious!
Your Call to Action
Think about how disruption may be impacting your personal or professional life. Then, put your circumstances through the lens of the six productive mindsets. Does that inspire a different way of looking at the disruption? Does it motivate you to take action based on what you can control? Every step forward that you take, whether big or small, represents a step toward getting the most out of your life. It can add up very quickly.
Have a productive week!
