{"id":20708,"date":"2025-12-04T12:01:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T11:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scrumacademy.nl\/?p=20708"},"modified":"2026-04-02T12:04:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T10:04:34","slug":"ik-knok-niet-meer-tegen-de-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scrumacademy.nl\/en\/blog\/ik-knok-niet-meer-tegen-de-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"I no longer fight winter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Just give me summer! And skip the winter. Why? In summer I have energy for a hundred, in winter it has to come from my toes. That’s why I taught myself to very artificially transfer my summer energy into winter. For a long time that was a hefty struggle. Or rather, I made it a struggle. Because I just wanted to have a blast, do cool things, go out, accelerate, get over it and get on with it! But then I noticed that I forgot something. Something very important. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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To get to the point: I forgot that every season has its own power and there is no point (and certainly no purpose) in resisting it. Going only for the summer energy automatically means missing out on the richness of the other seasons. And, as nice as that vibe is, just banging on like summer exhausts you. And constantly being in action mode is not deep enough to come up with truly innovative ideas. <\/p>\n\n

For a few years now, therefore, I no longer fight the other seasons. Instead, I take advantage of them. Certainly not perfect yet, it’s a work in progress, but I take a step every year. Call it iterative. The only downside to those seasons? On a lifetime, they are not very short-cycling<\/a>. Certainly not for an Agilist like me<\/g>. Nevertheless, I now look at them as follows. <\/p>\n\n

Spring: making room for renewal<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

In spring, I consciously take space to renew. I look around me, get fresh ideas and let go of what has been dormant. I set course, not by forcing, but by choosing. <\/p>\n\n

Summer: doing, growing, persevering<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

Summer is action. Commitment. Perseverance. This is the season where I water what sprouted in the spring. Where rhythm, discipline and attention make all the difference. <\/p>\n\n

Autumn: harvesting and making visible<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

In the fall, you reap. Not just results, but insight. What has worked? What can be seen? What provided value? The time to be proud together of what stands. <\/p>\n\n

Winter: stilling, learning, deepening<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

Winter brings peace. The season when I slow down, reflect and draw lessons from what was. It is precisely in that stillness that insight emerges. And once that is there, spring automatically begins to call again. <\/p>\n\n

And then something struck me…<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

For the observant reader, this cycle looks suspiciously like Agile working. And especially similar to Scrum. <\/p>\n\n

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