Mind the Gap

With school going back this week after the winter break we are excitedly getting ready to engage, challenge and inspire again. A break is always a good time to recharge the batteries, but it's also a great time to see what comes up creatively as well. I had many inspiring interactions and conversations during the past two weeks, with one theme in particular coming up a lot as I now reflect. The theme had a lot to do with a certain phrase that I fondly remember hearing in the early 2000's as I got on and off the tube while living and teaching in London.

"The greatest gap in the world is the gap between knowing and doing." - John Maxwell

The message is iconic, and oh so politely delivered. 'Mind the gap' can be heard ringing out right across the tube network of stations as trains roll in and out. It's also purposeful. Even though we as individuals and groups know that the train and platform don't line up completely (if we've walked on or off a train before), if we're not being mindful in the moment then a missed step can occur. We can't ever eliminate risk. But if we are to take full advantage of the opportunities to be ripple makers in our own and others lives then not being 'stuck between the train and the platform' might make it easier for us to act.

"I am participating in the evolution of inspired action." - Steve Maraboli

So as we at Explore Discover Act prepare to assist in the development of leadership potential within our client schools again this term, we will also again prepare to 'Mind the Gap'. Our own. As well as empowering those we have the pleasure of supporting to do the same. The gap will always be there. The challenge then is in how we choose to navigate it (both as individual and groups). We're just so grateful to be on this journey with all the inspiring students, teachers and school communities who courageously are choosing to explore the possibilities, discover potential and act authentically with us.

"Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you." - Thomas Jefferson