When I think about wayfinding and how to define it, I’ve often talked about it as navigating the path between work and life. If wayfinding is about navigation, then let’s just say this week I’ve steered off course.

This time of year, we’re all about resolutions and intentions. But what do we do when life throws us an unexpected curveball and our plans go out the window? How might we adjust, adapt and move forward?

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about, well, thinking – and how what we think and believe about ourselves informs what we do. How often do you consider the beliefs you hold, and question whether they’re still true?

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I’ve been thinking a lot about decisions lately: how do we as wayfinders know when it’s time to step forward into growth? When might it actually be better to step backward and feel safe?

Normally we think of carrying baggage from one romantic relationship to another. But what about the emotional injuries and bruises that we collect at work? How might we understand the baggage we hold to enter into new professional relationships with optimism and trust?

Even with the best laid plans, life can get in the way sometimes. How might we see constraints not as obstacles that stop us from making progress, but rather as creative incubators that help our early ideas grow with time?

When we’re making a shift – any shift, really, but especially when it comes to finding our way and navigating our path at work and in life – things never seem to happen fast enough. How might we make sense of this waiting period, and might we be able to make it work for us?

I recently came across a wonderful quote that said: “When one door closes, another opens – but no one talks about the hallway in between.” I love this idea of the hallway because I think it perfectly captures the feeling of suspension, of both waiting and hurrying, that we often feel as wayfinders.