No one is underestimating the need for the proper mindset now. Today like no other point in recent history, it’s time to take ownership of your thoughts and emotions. Getting your mindset right starts with choosing how you will respond to the storms that have surrounded us. Make sure you have storm-proofed yourself before you turn to help your family and your community.
Here is a problem, many of us have been operating on the momentum based on how we have always done things, and that's all quickly changing now. Many of us have been focusing on staying motivated and making adjustments and choices based on how we feel about our circumstances. Now that these unique and new pressures affect us all, the patterns, systems, and rules we have trusted based on momentum, are compromised, and the emotions many of us feel are overwhelming us, causing us to retreat or freeze instead of moving forward.
Emotional stability starts with being able to think clearly based on your strongest beliefs. Your belief systems are what regulate your emotions. If you know who you are and you are clear about what you believe in, you will know your place in your family and your community. With this understanding, you can be prepared to respond and make a difference in the lives of the people who are counting on you.
It’s time to stop and organize your core values. Your values must be clearly defined and put into language. If they’re not in language, then they're not tools you can use. It’s just true if you don't have the words to describe what you believe, then you are not connected to what you say you believe authentically.
Values-based responses must become instinctual. Values are the anchors we can trust in the most trying times, and through the most significant storms in life. If you are not able to respond based on your values and your strongest beliefs quickly, then you and the people you are responsible for will be left at the mercy of momentum and emotion.
Choose your response to the storm.
With Strength and Honor
Jim Hensel
