Lately, I notice how the world increasingly seeps into my day-to-day work. Not in a direct, tangible way, but more in energy. A certain undertone. Caution. Hesitation. As if, collectively, we’ve taken our foot slightly off the gas. And it shows up. Also with me. Also in the office.

In conversations with candidates. With clients. In decisions being delayed, or approached more carefully than before. It’s not panic, but it’s definitely not full confidence either. More of a “let’s see what happens.”

Own direction

Which makes me think: when is there ever a moment where nothing happens?

I often come back to The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari. Not because I’m about to sell mine (still working on getting one first 😉), but because of that simple idea: you either create your own direction, or you let external circumstances define it for you. And if I’m honest, the second one is much easier.

DNA

Taking it a step further, I do wonder what this ongoing exposure to uncertainty does over time. Not just to us, but to the next generation entering the workforce. Especially those growing up in parts of the world where instability isn’t news, it’s daily life. What kind of “DNA” does that create? Do you grow into a world of possibilities, or a world shaped by fear? And what does that mean, eventually, for Industries, oops I mean Professions like ours, Hospitality being built on openness, trust, and genuine human connection?

Micro

I don’t have the answers. But I do think about it. For myself, I try to keep things small. Because however big the world feels, my actual influence sits at micro level. My work. My conversations. My choices. And maybe most importantly: the mindset I bring into that.

A quote that keeps coming back to me from Reinhold Niebuhr:

“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”

Perhaps this is also for you a nice one to reflect on these coming days.

Wishing everyone a good Easter.