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Today’s Topics

• Save Who? 🛟

• Trouble’s Coming. Are You the Fixer? ⛏️

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Save Who? 🛟

By Jo

If nobody is coming to save you and there’s no support system you can count on, it’s time to work on becoming that support for others. Life can throw you into situations where it feels like you’re all alone, with no one to lean on. In those moments, it’s easy to fall into a depressive state of mind, but there’s power in flipping the script. Instead of waiting for help that may never arrive, channel your energy into being the person others can depend on.

When you take on the role of being a pillar of strength, not only do you help those around you, but you also begin to build resilience within yourself. The nonsense, the cycles of disappointment, and the endless waiting for someone else to take charge—it all ends with you. By becoming the support system that others need, you’re breaking the chain of reliance and birthing a movement built on mutual aid and understanding.

In doing so, you create a stronger, more reliable network of connections, and you become the person who doesn’t just survive adversity but thrives through it. Nobody wants to be around people that play victim continuously with no action behind positioning themselves to upgrade/improve. The strength you build in yourself becomes a beacon for others, showing that even when the world feels uncertain, there’s always someone who will stand firm—because you’ve decided to be that someone.

Trouble’s Coming. Are You the Fixer? ⛏️

By Marcus

Resourceful, adaptable, reliable, and efficient.

These are all traits of people who solve problems. In your work or life, are you the person people depend on when things go wrong?

Do people bring their crisis situations to you and expect them to be solved? Are you skilled in identifying and resolving an issue before customers or clients even know there was a disruption?

I’ve found myself in this role throughout my career, and I would best describe it as being “The Troubleman.”

Although problem solving can give you value within an organization, it also provides an opportunity to create solutions.

Second & Third Order Consequences

The decisions being made within an organization can have unintended consequences. When a system fails or a new system is implemented, it’s important to evaluate the repercussions.

Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of your systems will give you an edge as a problem solver.

When a communication system fails, not only are the customers directly affected, but there are other consequences. As a result, plans are disrupted, businesses lose money, employees are stressed, multiple businesses and people are impacted, reputation and trust are damaged among multiple parties, and the list goes on.

To some, this can be viewed as “overthinking it.” However, would you rather be prepared for one singular outcome or have contingencies and redundancies in place to mitigate risks?

Lack of Recognition

You know the saying, “the squeaky wheel gets the grease.”

If you are someone who is putting out fires or solving issues at the root cause, the work you do can go unnoticed.

While you are maintaining a smooth system, the person who solved the crisis that “everyone heard about” gets the recognition.

Foresight is an underappreciated skill that deserves a bit more acknowledgment in the world.

Sometimes silence is golden. On the other side of the problems you’re solving, there lies the opportunity to create valuable solutions.

“If you can make time to fix problems, you can make time to plan so problems don’t occur.”

-Dave Waters

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