Admit It! - 4 views
I admit it.

This is our learning organization tribe for those of us who want to pursue the Arbinger Outward Mindset principles and behaviors
I admit it.
"We will not be free from self-deception until fault and blame cease to be the issue." (The Arbinger Institute)
"Our happiness is not necessarily a function of meeting our needs first, or at the expense of others. In fact, to address our needs in such a way is to foster unhappiness. The reality of life is ...
"If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher." (Pema Chodron)
When you guys set that up, can I come too? But seriously, what a powerful statement about how we see others (and ourselves).
"To admit our errors or weaknesses (in an honest, sincere way) can bring us liberation and strength. It will seem ironic to say this, for facing up to the truth is usually what we most fear to do....
"Remember friend, the outer shell Of every man you know full well, But that which tears his soul apart Yea, what is hidden in his heart, Unknown to you his load of care, The burdens he is called t...
"We have discovered that the light that will dispel the darkness of our eyes is constantly available, pouring toward us in an uninterrupted stream. Upon this truth hangs our hope." (Bonds That Mak...
"Our love of being right is best understood as our fear of being wrong." (Kathryn Schulz)
"Signals from others can and do penetrate, but they get warped and jumbled by the irregular texture through which they must pass. The point is that in self-betrayal, we do pay close attention to t...
Hmmmmm.... Someone will have to explain this one to me.
This also ties into the "blindness" factor. Not that we cannot see what is going on, but that we only see what is around us through the "lens of self". I will freely admit that many times, I have b...
I love those ideas! Absolutely! There is one step ahead of time though. It must start with humility, and the idea that "I may be wrong".
"This word perverse, helpfully captures the fact that the guarded, suspicious, I-It attitude is not a way of being on its own, but a twisting, distorting or misshaping of the natural, good, and gra...
"The first step toward wholeness is to let go of all resentment and recrimination. When we no longer carry ourselves in the world as victims, we can start on the road to recovery, but not until th...
"It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will apprecia...
"Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy and compassion." (Daniel Goleman)
"We are constantly receiving signals from others that reveal something of their needs and hopes and fears. Martin Buber expressed this idea in these words: 'Living means being addressed.' We are ...
My mother always told me forgiveness can be hard for all of us, but we must look even harder at the future, without it.