What is Adaptability?
True or False: Adaptability means how you act when things change.
Answer: True
Which path is like a habit that feels easy and fast?
Answer: The Paved Path
What is the very first thing you should do when a boss tells you to change tasks?
Answer: STOP/Listen
What do we call that tight feeling in your chest when things change?
Answer: The Spark
You are washing dishes and the boss says "Stop and sweep the floor." What is the first step?
Answer: STOP
If the boss gives you a new task, are you being adaptable if you try your best?
Answer: Yes
Which path represents a new change that feels "itchy" or hard?
Answer: The Tall Grass
When we breathe to "let the pressure out," is that the second or third step?
Answer: Second
True or False: Feeling a "spark" of worry means you are doing a bad job.
Answer: False, it’s just your brain noticing change
If a machine breaks at work and you can’t finish your job, should you get mad or be adaptable?
Answer: Be adaptable
Does being adaptable mean you never feel nervous?
Answer: No, it’s okay to feel nervous, but you try anyway
What happens to the "Tall Grass" if you walk through it every day?
Answer: It flattens down and becomes a new Paved Path
What is the specific question we practice asking the boss at the end?
Answer: "Where do I start?"
In our "Small Shuffle," what did we trade with a neighbor to feel the spark?
Answer: A pen, pencil, or notebook
You are folding shirts and a customer spills water. Is this a "Small Shuffle" or a "Workplace Change"?
Answer: Workplace Change
Fill in the blank: Learning a new language or a new job is a way of _________.
Answer: Adapting or Adaptability
Why does the Paved Path feel so easy for our brains?
Answer: Because we have done it many times/it is a habit
Why do we take a slow breath before we talk to the boss?
Answer: To cool down the "spark" of worry/to stay calm
In the "Big Shuffle," we moved our belongings to a new _______.
Answer: Seat/Desk
If you don't understand the new task the boss gave you, what should you do?
Answer: Ask a question/"Where do I start?"
Why is adaptability important at work?
Answer: Because jobs change, and we need to learn new ways to be successful
When you feel "weird" during a change, are you on the Paved Path or in the Tall Grass?
Answer: The Tall Grass
What is the "Pressure Valve" breath supposed to do for your brain?
Answer: Let the steam/stress out so you can think clearly
Name one way to "cool down" a spark at work.
Answer: Take a deep breath, ask a question, or tell yourself "This is just tall grass"
Your boss moves your desk to the other side of the room. Is this a "Paved Path" moment or "Tall Grass" moment?
Answer: Tall Grass