TAKING THE LEAD
Reset — Reconnect — Renew in 2022
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Scott Humphrey CEO, WFCA
emember the old saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me?” I can’t tell you how many times I recited that saying as a child. As the kid who was shorter and skinnier than most in my classes, it made me feel better to believe it was true. As I grew older, I realized there was only one problem with it. It isn’t accurate. Words are powerful things. They have the ability to encourage and challenge, motivate and devastate, demoralize and inspire. Words can change the course of history. Look no further than Ronald Reagan’s challenge to Mikhail Gorbachev – “Tear down this wall .”Those words of challenge began the process of reunification in East and West Germany. But my favorite example is Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech. With it, and amazing courage, he crossed racial divides and challenged an entire nation to look beyond the color of one’s skin to the quality of one’s character. Words are powerful things. With that in mind, we at the WFCA would like to challenge you to consider and apply three words to your new year. Our hope is that you will:
Reset, Reconnect, and Renew in 2022.
Words are powerful things. They have the ability to encourage and challenge, motivate and devastate, demoralize and inspire.
RESET — to set, adjust, or fix in a new or different way. The word reset has the connotation of starting again with the intention of fixing anything that was not right. Can you think of any baggage you brought from last year? Were you so busy at the end of 2021 that you found yourself fighting to stay above the tide? In the midst of the pandemic, did you find yourself bound by analysis paralysis – fearful of making a mistake? Then RESET! Have you ever had to reset your mobile phone? If so, you know that doing so restores the device to its original factory condition. As someone who has done this multiple times, I can tell you how scary it can be – the fear of losing contacts, apps, and basically anything you have not backed up. I can also tell you that I have rarely lost anything of real value and nothing that I could not find elsewhere when needed. Resetting can be scary, but it is truly liberating. It eliminates redundancy and allows you to move forward without the baggage of your past. We often carry our baggage wherever we go. We are like walking hoarders. Afraid if we let the past go, we will suddenly need it. For those that do not struggle with living in the past, we are all surrounded by people who love to remind us of our past mistakes. We should all remember what I once heard someone say, “Quit bringing up my past. I don’t live there anymore.” Reset in 2022, bringing only your best into your present and future.
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