The other day during my morning walk, I noticed a little duckling who had fallen into a canal with steep walls.
She couldn’t climb out. Her mother couldn’t reach her.

Every day, as I walked by, I saw her. Alone. No family.
But here’s what struck me most:
She wasn’t panicking.
She wasn’t screaming for help.

“She wasn’t trying to climb the impossible walls.”

She simply swam.
She looked for food.
She lived her little duck life.

Day after day.
Week after week.
Until one morning — she was gone.
Her wings had grown strong enough. She had flown away.

I named her Liz. And her story stayed with me.
Because Liz never gave up. She didn’t freeze. She didn’t despair. She did the only thing she could in that moment: survive and grow stronger.

That’s what I call “Lizion.” — from Liz and Vision.

“The art of facing a hard situation by focusing on what you can do instead of what you can’t.”

Humans, unlike Liz, tend to panic when we feel trapped. We forget our instincts. We neglect the routines and habits that keep us alive and moving. We get obsessed with the walls instead of trusting the wings we’re growing.

And I see the same in leadership.
Leaders in tough times often obsess over what’s missing, what’s broken, or what’s out of reach.
They forget to notice what is there:

• The loyal team beside them.

• The systems they’ve already built.

• The resources that are working right now.

Liz’s quiet resilience reminded me: sometimes survival and progress are the same thing.
Stay consistent. Stay present. Keep swimming.

“One day, the wings are ready — and you rise.”

Reflection for leaders

• Where in your leadership are you staring at the walls instead of strengthening your wings?
• What would shift if you focused less on what’s missing — and more on what already sustains you?

Love,
Laszlo