Last week, I saw this quotation and loved it.  In work and in life, we often find ourselves in a boat with others wondering why and how we got there.  This could be a re-organization, or a life event, or anything that is a change for us.

One piece of the quotation that especially resonates to me is the focus on the present–“we’re in the same boat now.”  And that’s true about many facets of our lives or our relationships or our families or our work teams because it’s easier for people to spend our energies in a more negative way, questioning and fighting what has happened, instead of re-framing our orientation that the reality is we’re in the boat now.

Say to yourself, “this is my job” or “this is my life” or “this happened to me” and then embrace the presence of that realization.

In time, that realization can turn into motivation–if you choose to accept that you are now in the boat.

You might just start rowing.