830 - When the Answer Is Right in Front of You, But You Can’t See It
About this episode
Cliff Ravenscraft discusses how we often overlook solutions that are right in front of us due to our preconceived notions and frames of reference.
What if the answer you’re looking for isn’t missing? What if it is already right in front of you, but you can’t see it because you are looking for it in the wrong form? In this episode, I share a simple story about a phone holder that was sitting directly in front of my son. He genuinely could not see it because he was looking for the box it used to come in rather than the object itself. In this episode, I share a fictionalized coaching story that illustrates how the same thing can happen in life and business. We can become so committed to a particular frame, assumption, or version of the answer that we overlook the people, relationships, resources, and possibilities already available to us. Sometimes the problem is that we are simply solving the problem inside a frame that excludes the answer. I also explain why insight alone is not enough. Momentum begins when clarity leads to a next aligned step, that step becomes a committed activity on the calendar, and we protect our focus long enough to take action and generate useful feedback. Questions for Reflection What disruption, loss, obstacle, or inconvenience am I currently facing? What am I assuming this means? What desired…
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