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that all boats must slow their speed so as not to produce a wake behind them — waves that will ripple out and inevitably cause other boats that are still to start rocking . The goal is to keep the waters in these areas flat and calm so heavier boating traffic can make safe passage and nearby kayakers don ’ t get swamped .
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Content taken from Life In Flux by Michaela O ’ Donnell and Lisa Pratt Slayton 2024 . Used by permission of Baker Books .
The pace of navigating forward — toward God , our truest selves , and others — is slow , incremental , and focused work . It ’ s no wake zone work that enables us to safely dock when we need to . If we ’ re open to it , we ’ ll spend our entire lives navigating home , and as we do so , we will be transformed along the way . The tough part is that , because modern life is lived at hyperspeed , we often do this deep , reflective work at the same time that we ’ re actively traversing the raging waters of life . In light of this , I suggest the following rhythm ( one learned from Roger ’ s navigational skills ) for checking our speed as we focus on deep ,
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Michaela O ’ Donnell , PhD , is executive director of Fuller Seminary ’ s Max De Pree Center for Leadership . The author of Make Work Matter , Michaela is a sought-after speaker and consultant who regularly presents on the topics of vocation , care career , and leadership to religious , secular , academic , and lay audiences . Lisa Pratt Slayton is the founding partner and CEO of Tamim Partners , LLC , providing coaching and consulting to executives , businesses , nonprofits , and churches . She also serves as a board director for the Leadership Foundations network .
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