122: How to Expect Ops Curveballs—And Stay on Track

Find the full transcript, and more resources for operations executives, at YourFutureRealized.com/122.I found myself thinking about a thunderstorm moment early in my operations career. We were in crisis mode again. Well, actually—still. Everyone was just expected to “make it happen.” You know the drill, right? Scramble, fix, deliver, repeat. I tried to be the calm in the storm. But underneath, I was exhausted and asking myself, Why does this have to feel so hard?Somewhere in that midst of it all, a colleague I really respected said something that’s always stuck with me: A dark place can be either a burial or a planting.When it feels like everything’s ending, something’s usually beginning too. And we each get to decide what we’re focusing on.In this episode, you’ll hear how crisis-mode robs your energy and one 10‑minute habit that helps you get it back.