Sunday, September 26, 2004

 

Quote of the week

"There is no higher drama than true personal growth. Nothing could be more dramatic than boys becoming real men and girls becoming real women."
Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love.

When we find ourselves with a little or a lot of cheap drama in our life, it's because in some way, we are refusing to grow up. We want to remain a little boy or a little girl. We want someone to take care of us; we want to be right. We want what we want and won't accept no. We judge ourselves and others by what we have or do. You may think that you can limit this to a certain area of your life and it's possible you succeed. But pretending to be grown up is not the same thing as being grown up. It causes a lot of stress and eats up a lot of energy that could be used more productively. We have all worked in environments where someone acted like a temperamental five year old or a twelve year old bully! That's why personal growth is not just about your personal life - although this could be reason enough. True personal growth will increase your emotional intelligence which has been identified as predictive of success, even more so than degrees and technical knowledge. However, we have to be open to learning. We have to be curious and willing to change. Change beliefs, change attitudes, change behaviours. We have to be willing to do the work. The pre-requisite is we have to admit we don't know it all. We have to be teachable.

Are you ready to let go of the cheap drama in your life?

Marguerite Tennier
The coach who wants to change the world,
One Man at a Time

http://www.canadascoach.com



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