Ever since I heard it for the first time, I have felt its power and deep wisdom. I knew it was something worth exploring and understanding. "Slow down to speed up" is Rich Litvin's mantra/affirmation/statement/invitation. It made sense. I got it, and I started practising myself and invited my clients to do so as well.

As a Strategist (based on The GC Index® framework), I need to slow down so that I can register and connect the dots, observe patterns, trends, notice repeating events that potentially inform my strategies. This is a superpower for any strategist, so setting that conscious intention during the day to slow down to capture insights is critical and so important.

When I revisited a dear book I bought years ago (re-reading it for the second or third time) - "Lessons from my coach" written by Amir Karkouti (another awesome and powerful coach I got the chance to speak with years back), I took his invitation to slow down again to get deeper with one insight.

The one question that came to mind regarding slowing down was: do all the five GC Index® proclivities need to slow down? 

My friend and dear colleague, Nicole, listened to my question and offered her perspective as a Play Maker/Game Changer and transpersonal hypnotherapist. Her view is that all proclivities need to slow down to be able to recentre, connect with their intuition and re-energise. Powerful stuff, right?! (Nicole is awesome 😎)

Another point she made was that a Game Changer would slow down differently than a Polisher or an Implementer. 

And that's exactly when my initial question got its answer: yes, all the five GC Index® proclivities need to slow down, taking into consideration the specific nuances of each proclivity.

➡️ For a Game Changer, making space for ideas.

➡️ For a Strategist, making space for patterns to be observed, and dots to be connected.

➡️ For an Implementer, highlighting the urgency of tasks and taking action, getting things done (one at a time).

➡️ For a Polisher, revisiting details and learning new skills.

➡️ For a Play Maker, slowing down to learn the needs of others in their team/household.

So, depending on what your top two proclivities/natural inclinations are, you will be slowing down in a different way. It's crucial that you identify yours, otherwise, you might be advised to slow down in a way that just doesn't work for you. Then you might give up on this process.

Hope this helps 🤩🤩🤩

Signed,

Ana - the Caring Strategist 😎😎😎