In the winding mountain roads of Costa Rica, narrow one-lane bridges are common. At first, it was disconcerting. Even scary. I had all kind of bloody pictures in my mind of head-on collisions. . . . Until I realized that people knew to wait, and never once did I see any signs of both sides trying to cross at the same time.
It made me think. What if . . .
… when you are faced with narrow-minds you let them go by instead of confronting them head-on?
… when you find your beliefs are restricting you, you let them go and then keep going?
… when outside forces (lack of time, money, or authority) seem to constrain you, you pause long enough to let go of your perceived constrain and then go on?
… when you seem to be stuck and the only ones moving are going in the opposite direction you remind yourself that your turn to advance will come?
Narrow bridges are a constrain only if you think so. In business and leadership you need a broad vision, but maybe you could benefit from a narrow focus that makes you focus on one issue, or one direction at a time.
Remember. . .
Don’t try to force your way into narrow spaces (being them ideas, people, issues, or tasks). Take your time. Wait. And when the way is clear, forge ahead.
Photo by: Logos Noesis