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jb's avatar

Change Management (or actually PM in general) will drag you into the Valley of Despair.

Every.

Single.

Time.

https://dscottsmith.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/change-the-valley-of-despair/

And then Imposter Syndrome rushes up to greet you when you think you're finally getting somewhere....

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Perzen Patel's avatar

I’m very very often in the valley of disappointment. And I never seem to learn my lesson either! The one place where I can finally seem some wins stacking up is in my home cooking. I can finally ad-lib something in the kitchen. Now if only I could progress from knitting headbands to knitting sweaters

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Megan M's avatar

That graph is great - it made me think of my 6 year old who thinks he’ll be able to get something perfect the moment he tries it, but when he doesn’t he completely gives up, particularly with physical stuff like scootering or bike riding. I reckon it’s one of the hardest things to teach as a parent!

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Steve Robinson's avatar

My wife and I have been learning and performing Improv for the past 7 years. My experience is that this graph endlessly repeats, the longer you do something. Every time I think “I’ve got this” I find there’s another layer of sophistication to get my head around - and here we go again 😜

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Rostislava Pankova-Karadjova's avatar

Just restacked it, as we all need a little help with the New Year resolutions… Thank you, Jesse, will dust off my copy of the book too.

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Rosemarie Bailey's avatar

Not an answer to your question (!) but to totally agree about the best parent gift. I get warm fuzzies when my 25 year old son asks me to go charity shop shopping with him😊.

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Jesse Mulligan's avatar

love it

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Stephen Goodger's avatar

Awesome.

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Christine B's avatar

This graph must surely have been sketched (poorly) by an optimist. A more realistic view of outcomes (and one I have adopted recently at around the same time as the Treaty Principles and Fast Track bills were introduced) is a downward sloping expectation. If you expect the worst that valley disappears and becomes the road expected to be traveled.

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Jesse Mulligan's avatar

Sorry I could have added some useful context! This graph is about the results of your own effort towards mastering a particular skill, not a useful graph for explaining the trajectory world around you versus your own hopes and expectations. I'd be interested in seeing that graph though, if you come up with one!

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Cindy's avatar

💜The gift goes both ways... A child who is secure in their relationship with a parent to know they will not be put down for not working it out for themselves if they ask for help 👏 This graph also reflects someone taking up sports - the trajectory related by many a "successful" high achiever 🧐 or even just mastering it enough to enjoy taking part at any level.

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