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E — EXECUTE AND EVALUATE : Turn Decisions into Progress

THE CRA PERSPECTIVE ✦ THE CRA TACKLE SYSTEM • PART 06 E — EXECUTE AND EVALUATE Turn Decisions into Progress Choose the next safe, useful step. Set a realistic time to review the result. If it works, continue where appropriate. If it does not, learn from the outcome and adjust your plan. ACT • OBSERVE • LEARN • ADJUST The Moment When Thinking Must Become Action There comes a point in every difficult situation when thinking, analysing and preparing must give way to action. We may have paused to control our immediate reaction, assessed the facts, identified what we can influence, considered alternative options and reached out for support. Yet the problem remains until we take a suitable next step. This is where the final step of the CRA TACKLE System becomes important: Execute and Evaluate. Execution means putting a decision into practice. Evaluation means examining what happened, comparing the result with what was intended and deciding what should happen ne...

L — LEAN ON SUPPORT : You Do Not Have to Carry Every Burden Alone

THE CRA PERSPECTIVE ✦ THE CRA TACKLE SYSTEM • PART 05 L — LEAN ON SUPPORT You Do Not Have to Carry Every Burden Alone Contact a trusted person, mentor, colleague, family member or qualified professional when appropriate. Ask for a specific kind of help rather than assuming you must manage everything alone. CONNECT • COMMUNICATE • ACCEPT HELP • MOVE FORWARD When the Weight Becomes Too Much to Carry Alone Difficult times can make even ordinary responsibilities feel overwhelming. A problem at work, a family concern, a financial setback, an unexpected disappointment or uncertainty about the future can occupy our thoughts long after the day has ended. Sometimes we remain silent because we do not want to worry others. Sometimes we believe that asking for help will make us appear weak. We may even convince ourselves that a responsible person should be able to manage every difficulty independently. But independence does not require isolation. A person can be capa...

K — KEEP OPTIONS OPEN : Create Choices Before Circumstances Choose for You

THE CRA PERSPECTIVE ✦ THE CRA TACKLE SYSTEM • PART 04 K — KEEP OPTIONS OPEN Create Choices Before Circumstances Choose for You Generate more than one possible response. Consider the benefits, risks and consequences of each. Avoid treating the first idea—or the most frightening prediction—as the only possibility. EXPLORE • COMPARE • CHOOSE • ADAPT When One Difficult Situation Makes Every Door Seem Closed Have you ever faced a problem and felt that there was only one possible way forward? Perhaps an important opportunity seemed to be slipping away, a conversation was becoming uncomfortable, a deadline was approaching or a personal difficulty was creating uncertainty. In such moments, our attention can become fixed on a single solution. Sometimes we insist that everything must happen according to our original plan. At other times, fear convinces us that the worst possible outcome is already certain. Both reactions can narrow our perspective. We may overlook ...