Go outside, run as fast as you can.
Then, without planning, spin around as fast as you can and go in the complete opposite direction.
What happens?
Someone who is a runner might navigate the change well, turn and go, ready for the next challenge.
Someone who is an occasional runner might have to slow down, lose momentum, and work to catch up.
Someone who isn’t a runner might stop, or possibly fall over, question why they were running in the first place, then turn around and start walking, apprehensive of what might happen next.
Add in some snow for a slick surface, and everyone would be sliding. The only difference would be what they do next and how they respond to the problem.
Funny thing is, you cannot be a runner and still be ready for the next challenge, and you could be the most well-trained runner, but when asked to change direction, be so locked in your ways that you don’t want to change.
It doesn’t matter who you are before you Change Directions; it matters more who you become when you do.
