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I think a helpful idea to keep coming back to is something expressed well by Stephen Covey’s idea about the Circle of Concern and Circle of Influence. (https://www.cut-the-knot.org/manifesto/ctk.shtml for a short summary – not mine so no self-promotion here! 🙂
Yes things would often be better if national policies changed, yes you may not have the authority to change everything that needs fixing right now and yes, as your coach I may not understand everything about your sector (I doubt you do either) AND YET, the only way for you to have ANY impact is to simply give the majority of your focus to what you CAN impact. By implementing the changes you CAN effect, you build momentum, followers and a level of influence that expands… It’s that path that every “famous” leader in their life has walked.
The only way you’ll ever effect a national policy change is if you change what’s within your influence (we might say in the UK, “what’s within your gift”). It may (no it WILL) take time, yet start with the difference you CAN make and see your circle of influence expand to cover the kind of things that you do really want to change.
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