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The 23 (so far) sources of anxiety universal to us all. Big list. Might break the bounds of twitter. We'll see....

Some are generated inside us, some are between us. Here we go, hold onto your britches.

There is an 'r' in that last word, people.

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23: Imposter Syndrome, Stepping on a leadership landmine, Receiving a phantom strike, Internal double bind, Relational double bind, Values violation, Paradox, Doubt in God/Faith shift, Judgement, Rigid Communication,

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Criticism (which has its own categories: cumulative, passive aggressive, second hand, ‘same meeting different experience.’)

Isolationism, Exceptionalism, Cognitive dissonance, Receiving a mixed message, Giants on your shoulders., Triangulation

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Imbalance of power and responsibility, Receiving blind spot knowledge, Making a mistake in public, Cynicism, Under-functioning/Over-functioning dynamic, Ambiguity.

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I have 30 minutes. Just sitting here with Brodie, my 8 week old puppy.

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"Same meeting, different experience" criticism for @jasbuddy. You can be in the same meeting with others but have an entirely different experience based on what direction the arrows are flying. Those watching the arrows flying are not experiencing the 'hits.'

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I've had to learn as a leader, especially when my role is mediation, to pay careful attention to shots fired and make sure the person on receiving end isn't bleeding out. I learned the hard way from bleeding out a couple of times, but watching other say, 'good meeting!'

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A wise leader will protect people from long term damage, and also, on the occasion she or he is the focus of attack, will name it to the room.

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One of the 23 sources: Cumulative criticism. For @jasbuddy.

I think we were warned in seminary that we would face 'criticism,' but I wish that large word with 100lbs of weight and shame behind it would have been dissected more.

Criticism is tough. Cumulitive is deadly.

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It comes from either multiple sources of is a pile on from the same crew. There is a significant 'usual suspects' element with CC - the same people taking the same shots.

Paying attention to your soul during a heavy season of it is essential, I think.

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I don't care who you are or how you're wired, unless you're a psychopath, it affects you. Sensitive people internalize it. "Thick skinned" people externalize it. But I think 'thick skin' might be a misnomer. I've seen some called thick skinned leaders lash out pretty strong.

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A late night source thread for my good and old friend @RichardArbuckle. Not that he is old, but that our friendship is old.

Ambiguity generates anxiety because we need solid ground upon which to form our ideas, plans, security and well being.

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But ambiguity strips us of all of that - plans, certainty, knowledge....ambiguity strips us of control.

There is an upside, as there often is....

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Ambiguity invites us to deeper faith, deeper trust.

Confession: I find it more difficult to follow the invisible, intangible God. Easier to follow my own plans, my own veneer thin illusion of control.

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