Life Statements and Personal Transformation
On Friday my positive passage ended with my daughter, Shauri, starting to write a life statement. By the end of the […]
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Writing a Life Statement
I continued: “There is another reason for rewriting. People think that values are permanent, like cement. Clear values can stabilize us, yet they are not cement, they need to evolve. Each time we face a new situation and reinterpret our values they change just a little bit. Rewriting a statement like this one allows us to integrate what we have learned and how we have developed into our values. Hence our values also evolve with us. We co-create each other.
Purpose Finding
I have thought about creating a bumper sticker: “The most dangerous place on earth – Our comfort zone.”
How to Melt Problems
While we are governed by our fears, we deny that we are. We begin to get depressed. The challenge is to stop problem solving and to start purpose finding. When we do this we suddenly discover that we start to have greater influence and impact.
The Moment of Profound Contact
If we can master the notion of profound contact, we are more likely to make profound contributions.
Integration and Differentiation
Differentiation is normal and it causes conflict. Conflict turns many organizations negative. In positive organizations leaders do the work necessary to integrate differentiated systems.