The Anchor Point
Ideas that hold up under load
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Three Antarctic programs. Two countries. People flying in from all over to get ready for the Ice. That's what's sitting in my calendar right now. I call it my Antarctic month.
Before I step out the door for the first course, everything has to be locked in. I keep a running list in Notion of every task and every piece of gear, so nothing gets missed. I built one workbook that works as the base for every course, then switch layers on and off depending on which program I'm running. And I make sure I've had enough sleep, family time, good food, and exercise before the busy stretch even starts.
By the time I walk out the door, the month is planned. I know what's coming. There's nothing left rattling around in my head.
That's the same principle behind a leadership prompt I teach called reduce the noise. On a search and rescue job, things get loud fast, with several things demanding your attention at once. The prompt is simple: what's one thing I can do right now to cut through that? It's about cognitive load, and how much your brain can actually hold in a given moment.
Most people only think about reducing the noise once they're already in it. The Antarctic month taught me the other half: get the noise out of your head before you arrive, and there's a lot more room to think clearly when it counts.
I go through reduce the noise and the rest of the leadership prompts I teach in my upcoming webinar.
[Save your seat for 16 October →]
Grant
