When I first read Stephen Covey’s ‘7 Habits’, one of the many concepts that jumped out was his ‘Maturity Continuum’. The core idea is that our emotional maturity is a progression, from You to I to We. ‘You’ is where we are dependent on others, thinking they control what happen to us. ‘They’ might include our boss, parents, partner, the government, ‘that idiot on social media’, or whoever. ‘I’ is where we are independent, and
“It is what it is.” This phrase has been uttered many times and by many people over the last couple of years – and it’s easy to understand why. There’s a lot going on. I recently took inspiration from a friend who is facing a challenging situation. At one point, she said “It is what it is” – but it wasn’t passive. She wasn’t feeling meek and helpless. Rather, she was accepting the reality of
Recently, I’ve found motivation hard to come by. I’ve been thinking hard about what I do, and why I do it. Should I change direction, or go all in? Stay here, or move on? As part of the figuring out process, I am re-reading Stephen Covey’s ‘7 Habits’. Among all the other brilliant insights is this nugget:“A satisfied need no longer motivates.” Ah. That makes sense. Fundamentally, my ‘needs’ are met. I am in the
I’ve been massively inspired this week by an extraordinarily moving talk I heard on The Moth podcast. Elizabeth Gilbert – she of ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ fame – tells the story of the last months of her partner Rayya’s life. The piece that particularly resonated with me was when Liz talks about her plans for Rayya’s last days … without giving too much away (please, please listen to the talk – it’s wonderful), Rayya and Liz
People say “don’t sweat the small stuff”. Let’s turn that around. What happens if you decide not to sweat the big stuff? Today, 20 January 2017, Donald Trump officially became the 45th President of the US. On social media people are essentially claiming this is either the end of days … or the dawning of a bright and bold new future. It’s very black and white. It’s much too early to tell what the long-term
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