The Rug Pull

Unlike the shifting sands, the rug pull requires immediate action.

You’ve got nowhere to stand. Now you’re falling.

The rug pull happens in an instant. No forewarning. No spidey-sense tingling. Just, “Here. Now it’s all different. Figure it out.”

The first thing you do is take a breath. Big in. Hold it for a beat. Big out. Hold there for a beat. Do it again.

Now look around.

See the things you didn’t right before the rug pulled. Some stuff starts to materialize. Huh, didn’t see that before.

You see a few handholds that could break the fall. A few branches sticking out. Maybe a rock outcropping. Test them. Can you reach them? If you do, will they actually work? If one works, is it actually where you want to end up?

Then look down.

If you keep falling, where will you land? Maybe that’s a good place. But with a clear head, you can also look for other potential landing zones. That one over there looks promising. Actually, that one over there looks like it might be even better than where you were before they pulled the rug.

Can you get there from here?

After the rug-pull shock wears off a bit, you realize your job, as always, is to adapt.

How will you adapt?