How good are you at adapting to change? Here are a few adaption-related posts you may have missed.
“Every success story is a tale of constant adaptation, revision, and change.”
“Human nature is like water. It takes the shape of its container.”
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Fault-finding is something we humans do best. The media, in its many forms, feeds on stirring up drama, playing off our desire to be right and making those who think and act differently wrong.
What is the payoff of such a perspective? More importantly, what is it costing us physically, mentally, and emotionally?
How might a gentler approach generate more harmony, acceptance, and unity?
Consider making a positive intention, demonstrating greater openness, and looking more closely for the good and value in others.
Where and in what ways can and will you bring your very best self in word and deed to others in your communities?
Where would simply being nicer make the biggest difference today?
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In recent weeks, the subject of death has become more prominent than usual in my personal and professional communities.
The focus on being sincerely interested and seeking to fully understand others results in numerous deep and meaningful conversations.
Of particular interest were the beautiful and soulful discussions of how the passing of certain individuals with hearts of gold and other wondrous virtues has impacted the lives of so many.
How often do you look beyond the surface of the people you meet?
What value and beauty would you potentially discover by doing so, starting with those closest to you?
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Imagine you are about to play a new board game. Although you want to begin playing immediately, you must first read the rules.
What if your current life was actually a board game in which the rules – and even the players – were already established without your knowledge? How much do you enjoy playing your current game, and how often do you experience that winning feeling?
Upon opening the box to your new game, you are surprised to see that instead of being highly detailed and specific, the rule sheet offers a number of provocative questions for you to create your own set of rules.
You have the power to guide your play and who you invite to join in the fun.
What questions could you ask yourself to reveal a set of rules that would most fully resonate with your most closely held values and guiding principles?
Which people in your world that live by these rules can and will you invite to take their turn rolling the dice?
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Many people are suffering these days. Without question, life comes with ups and downs, making our journeys bumpy and filled with twists and turns.
Forgiveness is a quality we admire and appreciate in people we respect and wish to emulate. Many of us find forgiveness quite difficult to express on a consistent basis despite the fact that it truly “warms the heart and cools the sting.”
What is it in our wiring that can make forgiving others and even forgiving ourselves so difficult?
How often do you make yourself and others wrong for their mistakes, shortcomings, and acts that hurt others?
What would be the value of finding greater compassion, empathy, and forgiveness within yourself to travel life’s road a bit more smoothly?
How often do you let fear stop you from achieving your goal? Here are a few fear-related posts you may have missed.
“Everyone is a moon and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.”
“There are plenty of obstacles in your path. Don’t allow yourself to become one of them.”
“What is the cost of getting it wrong? What are the payoffs of getting it right?”
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In January, we experienced a considerable snow storm. While shoveling the eight inches of wet, heavy stuff from my driveway, I saw very few vehicles trying to navigate the roads, other than Amazon Prime vans. They seemed to be everywhere, delivering what we conveniently pay for sitting at our computers or other digital device.
What is this instant gratification approach to getting what we want costing us? In what ways may it be impacting our self-centeredness, impatience, clutter, and the emotional roller coaster of debt?
Where and how would taking a “the best things in life are free” approach to living help you get far more out of life?
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Eliyahu Goldratt has a provocative quote about luck that has a bit more meat on the bone. It states: Good luck is when opportunity meets preparation, while bad luck is when lack of preparation meets reality.
Who hasn’t, from time to time, wished others good luck on some personal or professional objective?
Being nice, courteous, polite, and positive seems like a good thing to do but how much of a difference does it actually make?
Similarly, how much of an impact does liking or retweeting a social media post have?
What does wishing someone more than luck look like to you? How might it include supporting someone’s preparedness, or foster greater opportunities for those you wish to support?
Feel free to reply to this post to share your perspective.
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In late January, we reached our 2,000th Quotable Coach post, which represents eight years of Monday-thru-Friday posts to you, our loyal readers.
Beyond making these nuggets of wisdom available to others, this daily exercise is part of my own cerebral workout for my mental muscles.
Posing a wide variety of questions to you (and to myself) has increased my self-awareness and ability to guide my life professionally and personally for the better.
Thank You!
In the weeks and months ahead, please consider replying to at least one post that assists you in your own thinking efforts.
A weekly reply would be great!
Please also consider sharing The Quotable Coach resource with others in your communities who might also wish to exercise greater control over how and what they think.
1903 Wright Flyer, Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum.
On December 17, 1903, the Wright Brothers had a big idea that grew wings and took flight.
For many years, man has looked to nature for some other remarkable ideas that also took flight, including:
What are some of your best idea-generating strategies? When are your most creative times of the day?
Consider both times of great and limited focus to exercise both sides of your amazing brain.
Now, most importantly, which of these need less drag and more lift to take flight?