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Therapeutic Whinging
Last Wednesday, I just didn’t want to be me. It wasn’t like there was someone else specifically that I wanted to be instead... I was just tired of being me. Tired of my struggles, tired of trying all the time, tired of being “noble” and “mature.” Sometimes, I just want it to be easy. Sometimes, I just want to whine. But done properly, whining can be very therapeutic.
Good Decisions
Given the number of decisions we make all the time, you’d think we would be good at it by now. Unfortunately, decision-making is still one of the hardest things for most groups (and individuals, for that matter) to do effectively. At the core, decisions are scary things. In an ideal world, we would weigh the pros and cons, everyone would agree, and a clear winner would emerge. In the real world, we often have to make big decisions on limited information in limited time.
Honest Questions
Parker Palmer has two main rules to guide his circles of trust: 1) no fixing, no helping, no setting each other straight and 2) only ask honest questions. I love the idea of honest questions because so few questions actually are. “Are you going out dressed like that?” “Do you really think that’s a good idea?” “Have you thought about seeking professional help?” These are not honest questions: they are criticisms cloaked in the guise of a question. But it's even worse when we do it to ourselves.
Techniques for Dealing with Anxiety
There is strong evidence that fear is the oldest and most basic of emotions. It makes a lot of sense because it’s the one that keeps you from getting eaten by tigers or from falling off of cliffs. Unfortunately, like many things with seniority, fear tends to get a bit bossy and hangs around even when it’s not needed.
Inspirational leadership
I saw an interesting TED talk last night by Simon Sinek. He was talking about inspirational leadership.
The basic concept is what he calls the Golden Circle. In the center is "why," the next ring out is "how," and the outer ring is "what." "What" is what you do - your service or product offerings. "How" is how you differentiate yourself from others. How you do what you do that's different and valuable. The key is why you do it - the purpose behind the whole enterprise.
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