Well, Well, Well: A Deep TopicWritten by Sandi Lynn
Recently facilitator in my classroom discussion group asked each person to describe three greatest problems that troubled them. As we did this we became so depressed that we could not complete assignment. We found that most of us were familiar, too familiar, with these troubles so sharing them made life increasingly disheartening. We concluded that source of our suffering is corruption found in contemporary society. It touches everything. As we considered source of our corruption one participant offered: "Aren?t we like a frog living at bottom of a well and thinking that sky is a plate?" We acknowledged that although frog?s error in judgement about sky brings little harm to frog, contemporary people believing sky was a plate would obviously corrupt our thinking along with our relationships with world and each other: - Our explanation for where water and air came from would be wrong. - The value of wind, landscape and ocean would be unknown. - Thoughts of Earth and Nature's beauty might be considered insane. - We would hold a corrupt view of how world worked and would relate to each other accordingly. - Our life goal might be to train slaves to be strong enough to throw garbage out of well so slave owners could live better. Some group members said that sounded too familiar for comfort. I share frog metaphor here because it pertains. There is a similar but very real and destructive corruption in our culture. It erodes our every potential. It produces our justified lack of trust in our institutions and each other. Fortunately there is an antidote for this corruption. A readily available process now exists that enables anybody to reverse polluted thinking that contaminates most relationships today. Our presently deteriorating situation will vastly improve if some open-minded "frogs" simply support process and its use. Is that something you might be willing to do? An article: "Found: Nature's Hidden Voice?Good or Evil?" describes Process and is posted on internet. Many of us have witnessed validity of unique anti-corruption tools Process offers. We personally experience and teach Process and know its beneficial effects. We have observed its contribution to correcting deteriorated individuals, relationships and natural areas. We have documented that this process helps people reduce a wide range of personal, social and environmental disorders.
| | An Obstacle to SuccessWritten by Myrtis Smith
Whether you are starting a business, changing careers, or heading off on an adventure, it is natural for a little self-doubt to creep in. Do I really have what it takes to do this? Will people take me seriously? What will happen if I fail? Self-doubt can be difficult to overcome. It is quite possibly biggest obstacle that individuals must conquer in order to be successful. The world is missing out on many great inventions, talented art, and critical businesses because of self-doubt. People question their knowledge and ability to point where they would rather do nothing than to take a chance. But in words of Mark Twain: "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by things that you didn't do than by ones you did do. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch trade winds in our sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." If you find your own self-doubt hindering your personal progress, try these tips: 1. Listen to people around you. Most of us have friends and loved ones that we can count on to give us honest feedback. Ask those people to tell you what they think are your strengths and talents. You will surely get a laundry list of things that prove you are more than competent enough to pursue task at hand. But here's a tip: If people around you can't give you those motivating messages, that's probably one source of your problem; you need to upgrade your associations and surround yourself with more positive, supportive people. 2. Review your track record. Look back on major accomplishments in your past. Recognize what it took for you to make those things happen and remember how it felt to achieve a goal. One of my greatest memories is from summer that I completed a 3-day 60-mile walk for breast cancer. I had sprained my ankle during training and it never healed properly. When I think back on that experience I remember my commitment to train every day and my determination to complete final day even though I was limping most of way. But most of all I remember how good it felt to cross finish line. I am able to use that experience to push me through many difficulties that I encounter today in building my coaching practice.
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