"Resilience is rarely a solo endeavor." - Futurist Jim Carroll
Sometimes it involves combining two working parts to build one functioning whole!
Just when I thought I had cornered the market on orthopedic drama in our household, the universe had second thoughts.
It turns out my wife has now torn her Achilles, meaning she is heading into a walking boot or cast just as I’m getting my walking stride back.
We have officially become a two-person logistics puzzle!
In the corporate world, I talk about "agile teams" and "complementary capabilities." Well, I am now living it. I have the legs, but still need to be cautious with the bending or the lifting. She has the upper body strength and the organizational skills, but is on crutches until she gets fitted with the proper walking boot.
Separately, we are both compromised. Together, if we coordinate our movements like a synchronized swimming team, we make one fully functional human being.
How's your 2026 going so far?
The lesson? We often think of resilience as "toughing it out alone." But real resilience—whether in a marriage or a company—is often about the humility to say, "I am the legs, you are the strategy." It’s about auditing your collective assets and realizing that while neither of you is 100%, together you can still move the needle forward.
True partnership is about combining the pieces that still work to build one functioning unit!
It’s going to be a long winter, but at least we know we can't run away from our circumstances. (Cue LOL!)
Onwards!
(Carefully).
It is 71 days to spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Not that Jim Carrol is counting or anything.