The Impact of Impact | Forgive | Building Resilience
Hello there! Welcome to my weekly LEAPS.
You’re receiving this email because you subscribed to my weekly Wednesday feature or our mailing list. Every Wednesday, I share 5 things using our LEAPS approach:
Learn: something new or an idea
Energy: an energy (good or bad) word and it’s meaning
Action: something to do
Processing: a question to consider
Shout out: something or someone that I want to celebrate or acknowledge
LEARN
Something Worth Sharing
The Impact of Impact
Going back a couple of weeks now, I wanted to share a Learn based on the recent weather. Snowfall in the UK is minor compared with the scale routinely experienced in the French Alps, yet its impact is often far greater. This difference reveals the impact of impact itself, the idea that consequences are shaped less by the event and more by how ready we are for it. In the Alps, snow is expected, planned for, and engineered into daily life. Infrastructure, resources, trained personnel, and clear systems are already in place, so disruption is absorbed rather than magnified.
In the UK, snow is an exception. Because it happens infrequently, preparation is limited, resources are stretched, and responses tend to be improvised. The result is a reactive cycle where small events create disproportionate consequences, not because the snowfall is severe, but because the surrounding systems are fragile. This is the impact of impact in action.
A further takeaway is the quiet effectiveness of shared understanding. In alpine regions, people know their role when conditions change, from authorities to businesses to individuals. That clarity enables fast, calm collaboration rather than confusion or delay. It is admirable how coordination itself reduces impact.
And while we cannot be permanently primed for unexpected and unanticipated events such as snowfall in the UK, we can design adaptable systems, clear decision frameworks, and agreed roles that activate quickly when conditions change. By doing so, we change the impact of impact, moving from reactive firefighting to proactive control, and from disruption as default to resilience by design.
ENERGY
An emotion or energy; a stand-out word / s
Forgive
I heard this word recently and wanted to understand where it originates. It is rooted in the Middle English foryeven and the Old English forgiefan, "to give fully, to grant, to let go”. At its core is the idea of giving up. Not giving up on ourselves or others, but giving up what weighs us down. Jealousy, anger, resentment, bitterness.
Forgiveness is an energetic release. It is the act of returning what no longer serves us, and in doing so, reclaiming clarity, space, and momentum. When we forgive, we are not excusing the past, we are choosing not to carry it forward.
ACTION
Something small that you can do that might make a big difference
Release The Impact
Think about something you’re carrying with you emotionally.
Notice: Where does this feel heavier than it needs to be? Name what is amplifying it, frustration, blame, resentment.
Forgive: Consciously give it up. Let go of anger, jealousy, or bitterness that is increasing the impact.
Respond: With the weight released, choose a calm next step. Ask whether this will truly matter, or serve you, in a week, a year, or five years.
PROCESSING
A question to think about and consider (you can discuss this with someone or write your thoughts down)
“When impact shows up in my life, do I typically react to the event itself or to the disruption it creates, and how does that show up in my behaviour?”
Impact is rarely just about what happens, it is shaped by our habits, expectations, and emotional patterns. This question is getting you to notice your default response to disruption, so you can distinguish between the event itself and the way you tend to experience and amplify its effects.
I’d love for you to send me your own stories / thoughts about this. Drop me a line with your answer / thoughts on this question
SHOUT OUT
Who / what I think deserves recognition - my gratitude or to be celebrated.
Resilience
My shout out this week connects to the theme of impact, and our ability to respond to it through resilience. Resilience is not about absorbing endless disruption, it is about staying proportionate, adaptive, and grounded when challenges arise.
Each time we choose clarity over reactivity, we strengthen our ability to recover, recalibrate, and move forward with confidence. In doing so, impact gains real value, becoming something that helps us learn, grow, and evolve rather than something that holds us back.
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LEAPS is a process used by our team and clients all the time - and even my own family on a daily basis.
I’ll be sharing a set of LEAPS each week with you and encourage you to do your own version:
L: what have you learned?
E: what’s your energy / feeling word
A: what’s one thing you need to do?
P: what are you thinking / processing?
S: who or what can you shout out?
