Les Brown has said, “If you don’t stand up for something, you may fall for anything.” How should you decide when to stand up? It is impossible to stand up for every challenge that faces you. Some must be more important.
When is the last time you stood up to a challenge? What was it for? What made you decide to take a stand?
Challenges come in all sizes and shapes. Deciding to take action in a moment when you lack the energy, the time, or the help needed. Once you get started, you may be able to bring others along to help. Making the action visible usually helps in these cases.
When is the last time you failed to take a stand? What is a time when you went with the status quo even though you thought a better way might exist? These are incidents it may help to reflect on. Determining if you are actively making these decisions based on the values and purpose you want to live.
This week’s exercise is to simply list examples of times that you took a stand and changed the course of your life, or of a group. What values were you standing up for? Did you decide based on your purpose, your family, your faith?
How can you better manage these decisions in the future?