WHEN THE CURVEBALLS KEEP COMING

A LEADERSHIP PLAYBOOK FOR AN UNCERTAIN WORLD

This is an excerpt from Bobbie LaPorte’s new book, When the Curveballs Keep Coming: A Leadership Playbook for an Uncertain World, where she provides insight into the ripple effects of leading through uncertainty and explains how you can adopt a possibilities mindset to always find ‘the next win’ for you and your team. 

By Bobbie LaPorte

HOW DID WE GET HERE?

It was a grey day off the coast of Central California. I was about to wade

into the cold and dark lake on the first leg of my special triathlon training

weekend. I was assembled with my teammates, coaches, and extended

support team to complete our Half-Ironman distance race. This was a

critical milestone in my training. Here was where all my preparation and

sacrifices were supposed to come together to assess my readiness for a full

Ironman race. Make no mistake: this was a test.

I knew I had done the work and proved myself up until this point, but I

was still full of self-doubt, afraid I wouldn’t finish, that I would disappoint

not only myself but all the people who had supported me along the way. I

also knew that while the course was clearly laid out and I knew what the

physical challenges would be, there would be uncertainty and mental and

emotional challenges that I could not anticipate.

I stood at the edge of the lake, steeling myself to jump in and begin

the 1.2-mile swim. The swim leg of a triathlon has always been my weakness,

my personal nemesis. I am not a good swimmer; I struggle in open

water and nearly always end up one of the last athletes out of the water—

exhausted and dreading the next leg of the race.


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Posted on November 22, 2021 in Positive Leadership, Positive Mindful Leader

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