If you've ever led a new initiative (at school), you know this moment:
Jul 25, 2025If you've ever led a new initiative (at school), you know this moment:
The kick-off has happened.
The team has started.
The new direction is in motion.
But something feels… shaky.
People ask:
"Are we doing this right?"
"Is this working?"
"Why does everything feel harder now?"
This is not a problem.
It’s what it feels like right before real learning and self-development kick in.
🎯 This is where many stop —
or start controlling too tightly.
Because when uncertainty creeps in,
the temptation is to fall back on the old routine.
To go back to what’s familiar.
To tighten the grip — just to feel stable again.
But that’s the moment we must hold our nerve.
Because no one learns something new inside their comfort zone.
And no transformation happens by repeating what we already know.
🟡 Real growth begins just outside that comfort zone —
in what I like to call the stretch zone.
It’s messy. It’s uncertain.
But it’s where confidence is built.
So if your team feels unsteady right now?
💡 Don’t hit reset.
Stay in it.
Support where needed.
Challenge when it matters.
And trust that the discomfort means something is moving
