How often do you think about…
How you think?
I promise – I don't want to have an overly academic, esoteric conversation.
I want you to look inside your mind for a minute, and look around.
What do you see? ;-)
I was visiting an amazing, innovative company that didn’t exist a decade ago. In a few years they have amassed a worker set that is larger than most cities and towns in America, and they are changing the way the world works, providing tremendous value to their clients, and a great inspired opportunity for their team.
During this conversation / presentation in combination with the seminar that I went to this weekend…
HOW I THINK
Is very much on my mind.
When you hear an idea…
Hear about a company…
Hear about an individual…
Hear about a situation…
HOW DO YOU THINK?
Where does your mind go?
Does it go…
“How does this affect ME?”
“How does this affect MY DEPARTMENT (or my family)?
“How does it affect MY COMPANY (or my community)?
“How does it affect THE WORLD?”
Does it go to …
“How DOES it?”
Or, does it go to,
“How COULD it?”
These are REALLY important questions…
THINK ABOUT IT!
When you hear something new…
Does your mind create a question?
“I wonder if…”
“How else might we…”
Or, does your mind create an answer?
“This doesn’t apply to me because…”
“I don’t like it” or “I do.”
I find that WHO I am talking to,
and WHAT I am talking about matters...
Different people bring out a different version of my thought process...
And, I should be DELIBERATE about where my mind goes.
WHO ARE YOU WITH WHEN YOUR MIND IS OPEN?
EVERY NEW IDEA… EVERY MOMENT has potential…
And,
Whether or not we seize that potential…
Whether or not we AMPLIFY our life… and its possibilities…
OR NOT…
DEPENDS ON…
HOW WE THINK
In visiting this company – I see how stale my mind becomes… how stale “success” can make you… if ACTIVE LEARNING…
AND THINKING
Isn’t a part of you…
The world is moving at an awesome pace,
Because the world is learning at an awesome pace…
AM I?
HOW I THINK – impact whether I am learning at all…
At the seminar this weekend, the concept of leadership is boiled down to THINKING, BEING, DOING…
Our thoughts define who we are which in turn defines what we do.
So, how we think is EVERYTHING!
I see people who are constantly making conversations smaller. Not necessarily in a bad way… they just do that.
When someone mentions an idea, they either immediately apply it ONLY within their current problem set, or to one specific problem and/or they make an immediate decision if it is good or bad.
FACT is ALMOST everything is GOOD and BAD.
EVERYTHING can make the world better AND worse.
EVERYTHING can have ADVANTAGES and DISADVANTAGES.
When you are exposed to “it” – do you explore “it” or do you conclude “it”?
Again – chances are… BOTH… IT DEPENDS…
It depends what the “IT” IS...
If it is regarding something that you are passionate about – you likely explore it much more.
If it is regarding something you could care less about – you likely shut it down.
That is normal.
We all have our “GRAVITY”… both the IDEAS that PULL us, as well as the DIRECTION that we are naturally wanting to pull ourselves.
The purpose of this conversation is to make you think…
ABOUT…
HOW YOU THINK!
I wrote a conversation about “LATERAL HARMONY” – you can search it on my site.
There are very different ways to consume thought… and it is, I believe, important to be aware of that.
But, regardless of any academic alternatives…
WATCH HOW YOU PROCESS…
CONSIDER WHERE YOUR MIND GOES…
WHERE YOU TAKE CONVERSATIONS…
AND THINK ABOUT…
DO YOU CREATE WITH NEW IDEAS,
DO YOU EXPLORE,
DO YOU CONSIDER?
Or, do you know so much that all of that is wasted energy?
Do you use new ideas just to confirm your old ones?
Or do you use ideas to find and create new ones?
Ray Lewis says… YOU GOTTA GET YOUR MIND RIGHT!
There is nothing more important…
And, first you have to figure out what your mind is doing in the first place…
THINK ABOUT…
HOW YOU THINK…
And then think about all the ways that ends up defining your trajectory,
Your pace, your satisfaction, your performance… your happiness.
THINK ABOUT HOW YOU THINK…
What do you think? HA! Sorry, couldn't help myself...
In harmony,
Nestor
P.S. "Managing Thought" and "Leadership: Thinking, Being, Doing" are two of the best books on the topic. VERY worthwhile reads!