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Pivot Points

Overview: Course changes in life that define who we are and/or where we are going. In Webster’s Dictionary, the definition of pivotal includes “very important; critical.” A moment is described as “a precise point in time.”

Ryan talk about Casper

Candy talk about the journey to figure out what I wanna be when I grow up.

Sometimes these Pivot points change who you are, like deciding to get healthy or be the kind of parent that sits and plays on the floor with their kids. Or deciding to move home or away from home.

A Moment a clarity, like in basketball, the ability to stop, look at the game before pivoting or making the next move to keep going.

The idea of a Pivot point is to keep on with your mission but change the way or process.  The problem some people have is not knowing their mission, which can be hard to define sometimes, especially in personal life. When you start to build a business, you might make a mission statement or core values.  We aren't usually taught that in life.  Maybe if we were, we would be more likely to find our god-given purpose faster.  We all have to work through a process to find where we want to be or what we want to do.

I don’t believe that there is a wrong answer, the path less traveled might make all the difference as in the Robert Frost Poem.  But, the traveled path might make a big difference too and it may not be a “wrong” answer.  We make decisions every day, some even small ones can change the course of your life.

“The pivotal moments in your life are always made up of smaller pieces, things that seemed

insignificant at time, but in fact brought you to where you needed to me” Elizabeth Norris

If you are a burn survivor who is still struggling, Tony wants you to remember who you were before your injury and then to find your “new normal." “Things will never be exactly like they used to be,” Tony says, “but things can be as good and different.”  https://www.phoenix-society.org/resources/pivotal-moments-recognizing-and-embracing-life-changing-turning-points

“You don’t grow up gradually. You grow up in short bursts at pivotal moments, by suddenly realizing how ignorant and immature you are” Robert D Kaplan

Admitting and learning from failure can be the biggest pivot points, learning that what you are doing or where you are going aren’t working.

According to Google: Pivot points in life can seem very simple:

• Opening your first paycheck. ...
• Bearing witness to a turning point in history. ...
• Driving alone for the first time. ...
• Reveling in a great book. ...
• Graduating from school. ...
• Having an adult conversation with your parents. ...
• Appreciating an animal. ...
• Enjoying a great meal

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