Practice for Embodied Change

James Clear writes, “Learning more will increase knowledge, but only attempting more will reduce fear.”

I think about that idea often when I’m designing learning experiences.

In coaching, leadership, and facilitation, it’s easy to stay in the learning zone. We read the book. We attend the webinar. We take notes and think, Yes, that makes sense.

But the real shift happens when you try those ideas out.

When you say the question out loud. Attempt the interrupt. Try navigating a moment of tension in real time.

That’s why practice, usually in the form of role plays, is the most impactful part of any Bright Morning learning experience.

It’s also the part people are often most nervous about.

And then something funny happens: once people actually try it, they almost always come back energized. Often a little proud. Sometimes laughing.

The truth is simple: if you practice, you will improve.

But first you have to attempt.

So of course I have to ask: when was the last time you engaged in practice?

Not thinking about what you might say, but actually saying it.

If you want that kind of practice built into your learning, every Bright Morning workshop includes role plays.

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• To help you get started with practice, here’s the role play protocol we often use.
• Check out the Bright Morning Membership and our Learning Library & PLCs where we practice monthly together

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