#236 Storms and more ...
I have, for a long time, found quotes about storms to be quite fascinating.
I think this fascination is two fold and, perhaps, slightly contradictory.
We are so often programmed to think of storms as being a negative, something to fear, rather than - as evident in the two quotes below - an opportunity for change and reinvention
On the other hand, some quotes (such as those below) remind us that whilst we share the same physical space, we all have different challenges which we experience and endure in the short term and/or long term.
After a tough few weeks, both personally and professionally, I very much relate to the storm analogy in terms of:
(i) providing a fresh start and
(ii) others not being aware of that which is being experienced.
As shared previously, one of the things I love about Better Leaders Better Schools Mastermind is the coming together with other educators around the world and having a safe space to discuss concerns and changes we are looking to implement (which relates to ‘storms’ in both senses), to process the good, bad and the ugly, and to reflect upon current reading.
As of now, we are reading BJ Fogg’s Tiny Habits which, at this point in time, is very apt for me. I appreciate the notion behaviour happens when motivation and ability and prompt converge at the same time (B = M A P) and find this a very useful equation when considering things (behaviours) that happen easily and those that are more difficult to implement and/or do consistently.
I am mindful that whilst my intent is to post a blog every week, the reality does not always match. (Whilst I prefer the words of John Lennon, this image perfectly sums up the reality).
However, after reading chapter seven in which Fogg references three distinct types of habits:
Uphill (“... those that are requiring ongoing attention to maintain, but are easy to stop”),
Downhill (“... easy to maintain but difficult to stop”) and
Freefall (“... extremely difficult to stop unless you have a safety net of professional help”) [p. 200]),
I am aware that - despite my best intent - my lack of regular blog posts falls into the category of uphill habits. I have ideas, yet sometimes I am simply unable to weave them together coherently.
(This post may well be an example of that).
So now looking at this habit (or lack thereof) in terms of the B = M A P formula, I am aware that I have the motivation and the ability, but perhaps it is the prompt that is missing. Despite scheduling a time to write (Saturday mornings), this - for a variety of reasons - does not seem to be as effective a time to write as it was when I was living in KL.
Moving forwards, I find myself continuing to navigate the storms (those which entail change and fresh starts as well as those which include empathy for others) whilst trying to build tiny habits to - amongst other things - get back to posting blogs regularly.
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