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Development Is Not an Item
So much to say. So little room to say it. Development (personal, organizational, evolutionary — and maybe those ought not be separated) winds up as a noun in normal speech. Nouns wind up as things (as in “person, place or thing”, … Continue reading
Appropriate Response to Well-Timed Disruption — Thank You
Disruption has a general reputation that it does not deserve. It is often held as an irritant, a faux pas, an attack, an undermine, oneupsmanship, and so on. It has this reputation because people do not do it well enough, … Continue reading
Posted in Contegrity Principles, Development, Power, Resolving Misidentifications
Tagged Development, Disruption
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An Alternate Grammar (for Fulfillment)
If the difference between considering oneself to be a person (a “personhood” orientation) or considering oneself to be a “connected self” (more “a Way of Unfolding Life” — see prior post) has a marked impact on the chances for living … Continue reading
“Personhood” vs. “Connected Self” — What Kind of “Who” are “You”?
The very idea of “who one is” is fraught with peril. There is almost no good answer in normal conversation — if one’s interest is fulfillment. And many of the answers are downright suppressive, not to mention deeply misleading, as … Continue reading
Do You Reserve The Right to Be Offended?
If you do, it costs you. Big time. Would you be willing to give up the right to be offended by others and life for six months on a trial basis? That commitment transformed a senior management team at a … Continue reading
When You’re Small, You’re Small
It would be nice if that title said it all. Assuming it doesn’t, let me say what I was thinking in writing it. I have numerous examples of people feeling small, acting small, or over-reacting from being small that I … Continue reading
It’s Not an Elephant, it’s a Radiation Source!
The “Elephant in the Room” or “Rhino in the Room“, or “Bleeding Elephant Head” (or whichever version of the 1970’s metaphor regarding what is present and being avoided) has sunk to the level of “common sense” (evil) that believes that … Continue reading
Posted in Resolving Misidentifications, Undoing
Tagged Resolving Misidentifications, Undoing
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