Working It: Get Unstuck. Do Good. Be Happy‪.‬

Before you dive into this book, we thought it would be helpful to provide a roadmap of what is covered in each chapter:

Chapter 1.0:  Working It: Disruption Rules

We live in a disruptive world and time.  Many of us are stuck in the 'in-between' place of yesterday's stable world and today's disruptive world.  The goal of this book is to help you move from your 'in-between' to a place you want to be by helping you reach your goals through risk-based, decision-making.

Chapter 2.0:  Hello VUCAN®

Disruption results in VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity).  We are now all VUCANs - VUCA iNhabitants in today's disruptive times.  Disruption results in change, sometimes drastic, which can be uncomfortable, stressful, and even unsettling.

Chapter 3.0:  Are You Happy?

VUCANs do not like disruption or change.  Disruptive change makes VUCANs unhappy.  When a person is unhappy, they are often stuck.  Conversely, when a person is stuck, they are often  unhappy.

Chapter 4.0:  Are You Stuck?

Disruption among VUCANs leads to fear of change, to being risk-averse, and to stuckness in the 'in-between place.'   

Chapter 5.0:  You Are What You Decide To Do

Deciding is doing.  To get unstuck from your in-between place is often the hardest first step.  Stuckness is comfortable and safe.  Deciding to get unstuck is hard and risky.  Why?  VUCA.  Internal friction. Internal inertia.  Lack of motivation.  Too many obstacles. 

Chapter 6.0:  You Are What Good You Do

You decide what good stuff you want to do.  Doing good means doing stuff that matters to you.  Doing good means fulfilling your dream, vision, or purpose.  Doing good means helping others and making a positive impact on the world around you.  Doing good gets you unstuck.  Doing good makes you happy. 

Chapter 7.0:  Risk-Based, Decision-Making

Risk-based, decision-making is a way to move out of your 'in-between' place or 'Stuck Zone'.  Once you identify your SMART goal, then minimize the obstacles that hinder you from reaching your goal. 

Chapter 8.0:  Managing Your Risks

Getting unstuck comes down to reaching goals that matter to you.  To reach your dream goal, it is critical to reduce the obstacles in your way so that the goal is easily reachable.

Chapter 9.0:  All Risk Is Personal

'All risk is personal' is your willingness to decide to take on risks to achieve your goal.  Expressed another way, it is the level of risk you are comfortable with and willing to accept when making decisions that help you reach your goals.  In many ways, your risk tolerance is your risk lens and defines your life's arc in terms of the choices and decisions you make.

Chapter 10.0:  You Are Your Biases

Your biases can get you stuck.  We are all influenced by our preferences, beliefs, and biases.  Two questions you want to consider when making a decision to get unstuck are: 1. Do you know your biases that can impact your decision-making? and 2. How do you reduce these biases?

Chapter 11.0:  Making It Stick

'Making it stick' means doing good and being happy become your habits.  It ensures what you do has lasting, positive, and effective value in your life. 

Chapter 12.0:  If Not Now?  When?

We are now all VUCANs in a very disruptive world.  What's your call-to-action to design your future-self – NOW!