Your Shift From Status Quo to Solutionary
Posted on November 12, 2024 by Dean J. Fusto, One of Thousands of Career Coaches on Noomii.
What holds you back from attaining career and lief goals? Consider these 4 questions as you make the shift from status quo to solutionary.
Status Quo to Solutionary
Not every change we make in this world needs to be of epic magnitude or fueled by daunting dreams. While aspirational grandiosity is a noble and powerful motivator, actual progress is often best seen on the micro level when small, purposeful acts initiate a ripple. Consider Lao Tzu’s timeless precept reminding us that even the thousand mile sojourn must start with a single step forward. Are not the most profoundly seismic shifts in our lives the ones in which we endeavor to make a change in ourselves?
Quotation anthologies are rife with clarion calls from Gandhi’s “be the change you wish to see in the world” to the Portuguese adage “change yourself, change your fortunes.” For those needing inspiration in the face of feeling overwhelmed or eager to take an action toward the betterment of the world, one need only turn to the wisdom of the ancestors who took their time to unselfishly share their stories with us. Whatever your sector or profession, aim to be true to self and your commitment to a “solutionary” mindset. A great first step in positively altering your status quo begins with uncensored self-reflection on these 4 questions:
(1) Why do I want to invest my time and effort in making a change either in myself, my community, or the world?
(2) Am I resilient enough to weather the risk and annoyance of obstacles, setbacks, and vexations?
>As I approach making a change, who am I truly helping and what challenge am I solving?
(3) Can I live with small scale changes and see them as part of a journey to having greater impact in the future?
(4) What tools, life skills, and mental models will ultimately be needed?
Imagine the positive power you could unleash if these questions and others were the preamble to problem-solving. The work we embark upon in the solutionary sojourn must be ongoing and intentional if it has a chance to endure. Helen Keller captured this essence, “To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable”
