The Invisible Ladder
Sometimes you're climbing, sometimes you're being gobbled up by a snake.
Hey friend
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The Invisible Ladder concept comes from sports psychologist Lewis Hatchett.
Climbing a ladder is fun and exciting.
We see others on the ladder ahead of us and catching them is a game. Like reeling in other runners on your 5km Parkrun.
But there is a downside to this game of ladders.
The snake bit.
Sometimes you go down.
Which is scary, and embarrassing.
So we play it safe. We don’t take risks and expand our skills.
We might not take on that new project or volunteer for a new role.
We might not approach a potential mentor or enter an industry competition.
The fear of failure is large. Falling down the ladder would be a blow to our ego’s.
But to grow we need to take risks. At least some of the time.
In this next week I’d like you to consider your place on the ladder. And if taking a well planned risk could result in great upside. And if you “fail” and slip down, who cares.
Learn. And climb again.
See you next week,
Jonathan (The Effective Project Manager)
👋 P.S. If you’re going to climb the corporate ladder, you need to make sure your LinkedIn looks good.
In my coaching sessions with project managers, we always have a look at their LinkedIn. It's always bad and it always hinders their career growth. How will a recruiter find you if your LinkedIn is a mess? Have a look at this guide and make the changes that get you noticed.