The Problem Was Me - 3 views
"I was excited when I first encountered Arbinger", said Chip Huth, SWAT Squad 1910 Sergeant, "because I thought I finally understood what was wrong with everybody else - why everyone was such a pro...
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"I was excited when I first encountered Arbinger", said Chip Huth, SWAT Squad 1910 Sergeant, "because I thought I finally understood what was wrong with everybody else - why everyone was such a pro...
"Forgoing the taking of offense is an achievement of the one who forgoes; he or she extends it to all, including those nearest by. It cannot depend upon what others do, or else it is not genuine f...
I agree this is both profound and a challenge. I love this one!
We invite from others what we ourselves are. This is our influence. Blame provokes blame. Generosity invites generosity." (The Arbinger Institute)
Wow! Gandhi- Management Guru! Excellent!!!
"From within the box, passions, beliefs, and personal needs seem to divide us. When we get out of the box, however, we learn that this has been a lie. Our passions, beliefs, and needs do not divi...
From The Anatomy of Peace -Yusuf's words to the parents at the end of their time together: "I appreciate the time and effort you have devoted to this. You have been pondering your lives in bold wa...
I really like the way this was stated.
Continuing yesterday's post on Culture of Change: "The virtue of the pyramid is that it reminds us of the essential foundation - change in ourselves - while also revealing a behavioral strategy for...
"A culture of change can never be created by behavioral strategy alone. Peace - whether at home, work, or between peoples - is invited only when an intelligent outward strategy is married to a pea...
"The happiest people I know are people who don't even think about being happy. They just think about being good neighbors, good people. And then happiness sort of sneaks in the back window while ...
Okay so let's assume that you've now discovered an out-of-the box place. What do you do then? Perhaps you begin to think about the situation differently by asking yourself a series of questions: ...
For me, it's a realization that I am out of the box if I have the desire to help/intercede/serve. If I cannot in that moment help it doesn't change my desire to help. Once I have that desire I am...
"Never,never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person ... is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the ...
"Giving up the charade of our own innocence is the true spirit of restitution and the pathway to reconciliation." (Jim Ferrell)
Here are some interesting thoughts about perfectionism and self-betrayal: "Perfectionism seems obsessed with the task itself, whether or not people can see it being done. Perfectionists seem more...
"We jump forward willingly, even when what is required seems difficult physically or mentally or even financially. Such willingness expresses our innately considerate and generous nature. When ou...
All that we can do is give others a safe place and live our best selves.
Here are my answers - what about you? Incredibly productive, peaceful and liberating!
"...there are two ways to be hard. I can engage in hard behaviors and be either in the box or out of the box when I do them. The distinction isn't behavior. It's the way I'm being when I am doin...