Sep 22, 2026 · 19 min · 9 segments
You know the feeling. Nothing is actually wrong. The job is fine, the pay is fine, your manager is fine, and you still open your laptop every morning with a low hum of "this isn't it." So you do what…
With whatever was happening, right? I think that is actually one of the biggest strengths.
That is one of the biggest things that kind of predicts leadership is the ability to be flexible and open-minded about what the future looks like.
So have a plan, have a strategy, but also just be flexible about what getting to that strategy looks like.
Because as we've seen, especially in the past few years, you know, you can make a plan and there's so many things that can impact the ability to execute on that plan.
You know, having resilience, part of having resilience is saying, okay, is this a side quest? Is this a sign that I should, you know, give up on this and try something different? Or what can, how can I tweak this plan in order to get to where I want to be? I think that resilience and flexibility, you know, are just very, important skills, very important qualities and traits to possess as a leader.
And I think those are important qualities to possess, whether you are an entrepreneur or an employee.
With whatever was happening, right? I think that is actually one of the biggest strengths.
That is one of the biggest things that kind of predicts leadership is the ability to be flexible and open-minded about what the future looks like.
So have a plan, have a strategy, but also just be flexible about what getting to that strategy looks like.
Because as we've seen, especially in the past few years, you know, you can make a plan and there's so many things that can impact the ability to execute on that plan.
You know, having resilience, part of having resilience is saying, okay, is this a side quest? Is this a sign that I should, you know, give up on this and try something different? Or what can, how can I tweak this plan in order to get to where I want to be? I think that resilience and flexibility, you know, are just very, important skills, very important qualities and traits to possess as a leader.
And I think those are important qualities to possess, whether you are an entrepreneur or an employee.
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