Jarring

Bernadette teaches her son to drive in a cemetery parking lot and discovers his rough braking has nothing to do with the car, and everything to do with muscle memory from racing video games. It sparks a bigger question about the habits we all bring into new roles, teams, and pressure moments without realizing it. Using the ARC Method®, Bernadette breaks down how to spot the "jarring stops" your old playbook is causing, and what to do instead. Takeaways: Old habits travel with us. What worked in a past role, team, or context doesn't disappear when the context changes, it just becomes invisible to the person running on it. Your team feels it first. The jarring stop is usually obvious to everyone else in the car before the driver notices anything's wrong. Ask before you defend. When something lands rough, the move is to ask what's driving it, not to justify the habit. ARC gives you the sequence. Ask what's really behind the reaction, respect that it worked somewhere once, connect it to what this moment actually needs. Connect with Me The Newsletter: This week in the newsletter, I wrote about paid parental leave finally leveling out, salary transparency, and record WNBA crowds. 📩 Newsletter: http://www.theequalityinstitute.com/5-things 🎙️ Work with Me: https://www.bernadettesmith.com 🌐 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bernadettesmith Join thousands of readers by subscribing to the 5 Things newsletter. Enjoy some good vibes every Saturday morning. https://5thingsdei.com/