Insight / distinctions: Very important to me was the idea of living a balanced life, however, in practice, I was not quite sure what balance meant? How long do I need to move the needle … and I confess that it was easier said than done! I learned why – remember that I felt that I was either press the gas pedal or easing off – when you & # 39; Re learn to run it suddenly. I read Stephen Covey & # 39; s "8th Habit – From Effectiveness to Greatness" a few years ago that helped frame a slightly different angle. "In essence, there is one simple, overall approach reason why so many people remain unsatisfied in their work and why organizations do not pull out the best talent, ingenuity and creativity of their people and never be truly great, enduring organizations. It stems. From inadequate ideology we are – estimating our human nature fundamental fact is, they are not things that need to be motivated and guided ;. they are four dimensional – body, mind, heart and spirit "
while this applies in the workplace, I saw the value of their own point of view my own life. I do not need the gas pedal and the brake – I had to worry about for each episode along and passing the other – taking all aspects into account exactly as every problem, issue, opportunity includes all the elements. In this regard, I was myself to customize their own values, commitments and action to a whole human ideology me? An obvious indication of how we allocate our own personal resources – investments that we make in us with our time and money in our relationships, and our willingness for continued growth?
Here is a simple way to Stephen Covey organizes thinking about the overall human ideology can become a very effective framework and criteria to build on our satisfaction , satisfaction and success through 2010! A few years ago, I have this in my slide show "vision board" to inform personally ten years of my vision that I regularly review!
Four Human Needs
Body – To Live (Survival)
mind – to learn (growth and development)
Heart – To Love (Relationships)
spirit – To Leave a Legacy (meaning and contribution)
So in order to simply and best met our needs …
Body – Keeping your arteries clear
Mind – continually learning
heart – which includes additional
Spirit – Living and though life is guided by higher wisdom
Using Whole Paradigm people to see how the employees …
… and on them how to manage their own conduct and for those around us. In running your own business or work for an employer with responsibility for others, it is important to distinguish between management and administration which I will discuss in detail in the coming months. A simple view of this purpose is to control things (budgets, plans, accounts receivable) and to lead people. Here you can think about their own leadership as it relates to their professional and personal life.
Stephen Covey points out, "The new Knowledge Worker Age is based on a new paradigm, one entirely different thing ideology Industrial Age … people have a choice. Consciously or unconsciously, to determine how much the people of themselves as they will give their work by the way they are treated and the potential to use all four parts of their nature. These options range from rebellion or cancel creative tension. one who is paid fairly, treated well, use creative and give opportunity to serve human needs in principled ways -. makes one of the top three choices cheerful cooperation, heartfelt commitment or creative excitement "We choose to join or maintain personal relationships all the time. You can read a very beautiful young man who realized this himself recently! How happy for his family, he had this insight!
And finally, Steven Covey suggests making these four simple criteria to "immediately begin leading a more balanced integrated powerful life."
For the Body – suppose you & # 39; ve had a heart attack; now live accordingly
For Mind – assume that half the class is two years; Now prepare accordingly
for the heart – assume everything you say about others, they can hear; Now speak accordingly
Spirit – assume that you are one-on-one with your Creator every quarter, now live accordingly
Personal Story: Whether you are a teen, married, the employee , someone & # 39; s boss or company, this is an excellent food for thought! I quit the first job that paid me anything (body), use my creative (Mind), though not constantly interested parties fairly (Heart), and not consistently in any principled way (spirit). When we are clear about our own values and principles, we are sometimes referred to as "everything on the" to do it can feel as though difficult decisions. This is where we find the biggest personal growth when called upon to show personal leadership in regard to himself or those in our family or society. Otherwise, we will continue to get what we are willing to put up with! The Abraham-Hicks teachings say that there are no limits glad our tours to experience. Is not it time to start creating the life we want for?
Quick Tip: I found "The 8th Habit" by Stephen Covey be invaluable for me as a manager and leader responsible for highly productive team and charge of cultivating and growing my family. This book also contains great information to find their own voice Ones and then help others find theirs. I will discuss in future posts how to get inside ourselves and others to discover and participate genius, talent and passionate involvement. This has very application families, businesses and some communities we belong to. Enjoy!
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