Directing the Rider means giving your rational side the pieces it needs to move forward. Consider these questions.
- The Heaths tell the story of Jerry Sternin's success fighting malnutrition among children in rural Vietnam. His success lay largely in recognizing "bright spots," preexisting behaviors in some families that could be replicated across the community. What are the signs of a bright spot?
- The Miracle Question is used by solutions-focused therapists to get clients to think in concrete terms about the change they need to make. Thinking of your own change situation, what is the first small sign you'd see waking up on a day when it was all solved? Thinking back on other changes in your life, are there moments you have actually recognized these small signs of change?
- "What looks like resistance is often a lack of clarity." Can you think of a time from your own experience when clarifying a vision helped eliminate resistance?
- A "destination postcard" is a succinct way to remind yourself (or others) what your ultimate aim is. Can you think of a time you "received" one of these postcards from a leader or other person? How did it help?
- The Heaths give the example of BP's "No dry holes" goal as a successful black-and-white goal. Have b/w goals worked for you? Or backfired?
- What are your personal strengths as a Rider?