You're "off-course" and that's okay

The Daily Drip

One of the trademarks of resilience is "adjusting the course."

I think it was Zig Ziglar who would say "a plane doesn't take off in New York, start heading to Chicago, realize it's off-course, turn around and land in New York again to try again."

The story of the space shuttle is a little over-used at this point but I'll toss it in here just in case you haven't heard it.

When Apollo 11 launched toward the moon in July of 1969, the computer onboard adjusted the course. If it was a little left, it would bring the shuttle right. If it swung too far right, it would correct the path.

This meant that MOST of the time the Apollo 11 shuttle was in flight, it was "off course."

The trick isn't finding a perfect trajectory for your life, career, or goals.

It doesn't matter if you're starting a company, negotiating a political conflict, or going to the grocery store.

Resilience means adjusting to the changing characteristics of the playing field.

Resilience means letting go of what you wanted to happen or what you thought would/should happen and accepting the new circumstances in front of you.

The more quickly we can train ourselves to adjust, the more quickly we can get back "on course."