Atapuerca -on the Camino Frances Trail The way to help someone is not to critique what makes them smaller, but to encourage what makes them larger.Quote by James Clear 3-2-1 Thursday! BlogREFLECTION:Do you criticize - believing you are helping? Observe... does the person feel smaller because of it?How can you offer a critique that expands?Can you say it in another way that the person feels larger?What encouragement can you offer another to make them feel larger?
Blackwater Wildlife Refuge - A day that lacked "productivity." Doing less meaningless work, so you can focus on things of greater personal importance is NOT laziness. This is hard for most to accept, because our culture tends to reward personal sacrifice instead of personal productivity.Quote by Tim FerrisREFLECTION:Are you constantly busy?Do you do meaningless task so you can keep busy?Examine your "to do" list and determine if they represent personal sacrifice or personal productivity.Can you focus on actions of greater personal importance?
Notre Dame in restoration process May 2024... Could they repair it to it's splender in record time?.. YES they have! "Will it work?" Along the way, we've been pushed to load our decisions with a need for certainty. It's easier, it seems, to not try than it is to fail. But the question, "is it worth trying?" unlocks possibility. A surgeon in the middle of an operation should probably not experiment with an untested technique. But a writer, a leader or a musician can make that question part of their craft. It's the only way we learn.Seth Godin's Blog post titled "That might be the wrong question"REFLECTION:Do you "not try" for fear of failure?Can you unlock a new possibility by trying something out of your comfort zone?Are you open to learning something new... add to your craft.It is worth trying!