Kelly Mortvedt, MA, CVA的动态

“Maybe you just need different shoes. The right shoes.” This phrase has echoed through my mind for the past week. I took up weight training in 2023. As the girl who was always chosen last in gym class, more willing to chat up my neighbors than break a sweat, this was huge. As a woman in my 30’s with an autoimmune condition, this was even more huge. I could go on and on about the ways lifting heavy things has improved my health & sparked joy, but this post is about shoes. As I hit the triple digit mark in weights, I wasn’t seeing the gains I desired. I am consistent. I push myself. I eat 140 grams of protein a day. What gives? I can’t do this. Until one day my trainer calmly replied: “You CAN do this. Maybe you just need different shoes. The right shoes.” He went on to explain that my trusty running shoes were too spongy. “In weight lifting, you need to feel the ground. When you stay connected to the floor, grounded and steady, you’ll lift more. Get different shoes.” I got different shoes. First time wearing them, I exceeded my previous PR by 30lbs. Turns out, I can do it. I just needed the right shoes. What has this got to do with work? Everything. In times of change, how many times do I keep wearing my trusty old running shoes…to do new things. And how often do I feel ungrounded, unmoored, and off balance in the midst of transition, saying it’s too hard…Only to find that by leaning into the tension of change & trying new strategies and approaches, aka finding “different shoes. The right shoes”, the change doesn’t become less hard, but I’m equipped with what I need to do hard things well. Are there places in your work where you need to lean into innovation to find your “different shoes. The right shoes” to accomplish something that feels too hard? #growth #change #development