The Readiness Imperative
Readiness is not a moment we await—it is a moment we make.
Fear, concern, and stress tremble in the presence of readiness. Vacillation, prevarication and procrastination retreat in panic. When cultivated, readiness becomes a living force—sourced with intuition and directed with intention, uniting strategy with soul and aligning disparate elements into purposeful resonance.
Renowned photographer and environmentalist Ansel Adams said
“When I’m ready to make a photograph, I think I quite obviously see in my mind’s eye something that is not literally there something which is built up from within.”
The Architecture of Readiness
Readiness is built on the pillars of unconditional ownership, responsibility, and accountability. It comes to life through vision and is propelled by purpose. Extraordinary outcomes emerge not by chance, but by choice.
Are you ready to relinquish things happening to you and believe things happen by you?
Is your purpose and vision clear enough to sustain you when the path vanishes beneath your feet?
Can you embrace not knowing, listening to learn and acting courageously in the swirl of complexity, disruption and ambiguity?
Yes means you’re ready.
No is an invitation to learn.
Seeds of Transformation
Readiness grows in the fertile soil of ownership and integrity, nourished by accountability and responsibility. Grace favors the leader spirited enough to shoulder the challenge and freely exercise their agency.
If not you, who?
If not now when?
When you change imagine what will change?
The Future Is Arriving Without an Invitation
Readiness is born of intent and shaped by impact. What challenges are you facing? What outcomes do you desire? Do they have enough dormant potential to forge your future? Knowing your what, your where and the why of your venture prepares you for the who, the how, and the when. The future won’t wait for you but it will work with you.
Beginners Mind
Readiness grows with the relinquishment of safety, comfort and familiarity. In the vastness of the unknown anything is possible. A surrendered ego opens the gate to fresh perspectives, plans, practices and possibilities. An empty cup can be filled with anything you desire.
Leadership will test your mettle in the most unexpected moments and challenges. Readiness prepares you for such moments not with fear, but with fierce gratitude knowing the unknown is a dedicated tutor to the willing heart that aspires for greater things.