Mk, IMO that is one of the most positive posts I have seen you make. I am stepping away from philosophies and behaviors learned in my past and posting something recently adopted.
IMO we must acknowledge that the changes we adopt are dynamic and we can never let them rest completely. We need to adhere to a Kaizen philosophy here “seeking continuous improvement”. We will never really be done with change as outside factors force us to adapt. If we do not evolve we stagnate and die.
Much, much more to it than this, but in a nutshell from my poor old memory
We evaluate based on fact, determine improvements, implement the easiest improvements with the greatest impact first, have patience for the improvements to pass through the change cycle, sustain, then repeat. Continuous improvement is a lot of effort at first. It becomes easier as the changes for improvement become smaller adjustments to external stimuli.
Ok, so the bomb was a d@mm big external stimuli, but we’ve changed and adjusted as a result. Now we need to keep tweaking for greater improvement.
The change cycle is described as having 6 stages. Loss, Doubt, Discomfort, Discovery, Understanding, Integration. We do not get to the positive side and begin to implement real change until the 4th stage. None of this happens overnight it takes time and commitment.
I think most of the LBS here have the commitment; some lack the patience to make the time. I think most of our WAS are slow to reach stage 4 Discovery and most keep cycling back to stage 1 Loss because walking away is inherently seeking a quick change externally rather than putting in the effort for lasting internal change.
BITS Me 55, ACK, when did that happen? Doesn't feel like 55 D 30 S 27
You create your own universe as you go along - Winston Churchill
