INDEPENDENCE LENS

General Perception of the Situation

Your focus will be on finding solutions and options to the problems created as a result of this challenging situation we face. Where others see lack and obstacles you will be driven to find and create opportunities for self and others in both obvious and unexpected ways. You may even find yourself overflowing with ideas on what you can do differently, how you can change the way your business operates, create new opportunities for growth during this time and generally be willing to explore new ways of being and doing.

If your underlying beliefs associated with this lens are limiting in nature it may cause you to have high expectations of yourself and others in how they respond and react in the current climate. This may lead you to be dismissive of people if they are coming from a place of fear, scarcity or lack causing you to display a lack of compassion for others and the situation they face. Rather than push others to meet you where you are, perhaps attempt to meet them halfway so you have a chance at leading or influencing them to a better position.

If your underlying beliefs associated with this lens are supporting in nature it will typically result in you exploring and identifying multiple ways in which you can pivot and approach the challenges you face, often finding new opportunities that may lead to a health, social, financial or business benefits. Be mindful this may lead to a disconnect with others around you particularly if you look like you are thriving whilst others are in pain. Your ability to create opportunities will assist you to minimise the negative impacts to you, your family, wealth, health and business/career.

Supporting beliefs

I am focusing on how I can bring out the best in people right now

Every opinion is valid and should be explored for how it might create an option we have not yet considered

With every challenge I face a new opportunity is around the corner

There are multiple ways in which my needs can be met

Challenging times give me an opportunity to extend and grow

I can see so many options and possibilities

Limiting beliefs

People’s responses to this crisis situation is really disappointing

I expect myself to thrive and come out on top during times that serve to test people

I need to do more and be more for myself and others right now otherwise I will have let myself down for not performing to the level I’m capable of achieving

I expect others to see the abundance, possibilities and opportunities I’m seeing

Thank goodness I have money to buy my way out of this situation

Key Questions to Ask Yourself

How could you lead or guide others to see possibilities and options where they seek lack and scarcity?
How will you measure ‘success’ for you during this time?
In what ways might your fear of failure be driving you forward?
What does a win:win outcome mean for you in this current climate?
What will you do during this period to cultivate your growth mindset?
How are other people disappointing you right now? And what impact is that having on you?
How will you know if you’re going too far in what you seek to achieve during this crisis period?
In your pursuit of ‘success’ during this time, how might you be being insensitive to the plight of others?
When creating a solution for yourself how could you extend on it to improve the outcome for someone else?
If you were to focus your ability to create options and possibilities on someone/something other than you, where might you direct your focus?
What you think of yourself if you were struggling to see possibilities and opportunities right now?
How might you benefit in letting yourself feel the scarcity, fear and lack that will be clearly present in your environment?

Motivational Driver Impact

Your view of the situation and choices you make will be influenced by your dominant motivational driver in the following way:

You may be overly concerned with living up to expectations of who you believe yourself to be as well as the expectations others may have of how they expect to you to respond. This may cause you to suppress any emotions you may need to express for fear of being perceived as not coping.

You will have a tendency to load yourself up with multiple opportunities to explore all at the one time seeking to stay busy and active for fear of complacent and lazy. This may lead to you being exhausting on other people who may be struggling to keep up the pace amongst other pressures they face.

You may become overly preoccupied and focused on coming out the other side of this crisis in a better position than when it first started. This may cause you to neglect and overlook the emotional needs of those closest to you who may not seek the same outcome as you or value your achievement.

Action Level Impact

Your ability to adapt to changes and the pace at which you will respond will be impacted by your action level result in the following way:

High
You will find it very challenging to sit still during this period, almost being energised by the challenge presented to you. Whilst it will help you achieve your outcome, it may cause you to overlook opportunities at this time to slow down and take a moment to reconnect with self and those you care most about.

Medium
You will be quick to make changes and seek out opportunities that are easy to implement in order to get a ‘quick win’, however, your hesitancy or apprehension in other areas may cause you to take shortcuts when you do finally act that negatively impact others.

Low
You may hesitate to take action on the opportunities you identify perhaps overthinking your approach and subsequently missing first mover advantage. Your hesitancy may negatively add to the pressure you put on yourself at this time and lead to you seeking out options where you win at the expense of others.

Recommended Action

As your natural tendency will be to find opportunities and possibilities that benefit you first and foremost, challenge yourself to come up with three ways in which you can help three individuals or businesses.

Some examples are:

Perhaps there is a local business near you struggling to come up with ideas to keep the revenue flowing. What suggestions could you put forward to them and how could you help them implement it?
Maybe your partner is struggling to adapt to a new routine in an isolated environment in their desire to stick to their old routine. How can you help them come up with options that helps them be more comfortable in their confined space?
You might have a family member, neighbour or friend struggling emotionally during this time because of their distance from family or because they are scared or because of the loneliness they feel. What ideas can you come up with to help stay connected and feel that they matter? and how can you help them implement this idea?

By focusing on how you can help others it will serve to remind you how other people may be experiencing this same challenging situation very differently to you and give you perspective of how reasonable/unreasonable your expectations around attitudes and responsiveness may be of yourself and others at this time.