Create a life of being and not doing, as humans are human beings and not human doings.
Thinking right…
For left brainers, like me, always busy analyzing the world and making decisions, lets take the brain to wild right side and think a little creative as the new world of work need whole brain thinkers for sure.
The ability to Developing and innovate new things that will make the world more effective but not hurting the environment and to do it cheaper with less resources. Exercise: Keep a journal and mind map some ideas on a daily basis, begin with the obvious and explore the territory of the unobvious. Look around you at new designs, even next generation designs.
The ability to engage in storytelling, our life’s is stories, as business unfolds it is a story; why not deal with stories instead of facts. Start blogging and share your stories, next time you want to give the facts share it in a story.
Ben Zander refer to life as a Symphony, “put together”, why not stop for a moment next time one want to analyze and rather look at it, to say how can I create a symphony out of what I see and feel. Exercise: Listen to great symphonies, create your own symphonies by putting pieces together, and remember there is no right or wrong. Brainstorm.
Shoes, develop the competency to really put yourself in somebody else’s shoes. To be able to show empathy, and I do believe it also relate to our ability to show compation.
Playfulness. Enough was said about this over the last few days.
Creating meaning out of live, connect with your spiritual and religious base. Exercise: Learn to be grateful, to something to somebody that cannot return the favor, get still for at least 10 min. a day. Think about what really give you joy in life.
Enjoy your evening.
