I called a mentor and friend this past week whom I always love talking to…
We were exchanging stories about life and work and I could hear disharmony in his voice. Things on his last consulting assignment hadn’t gone as well as he had expected.
We smiled across the phone line… “why do you think that is?” I asked…
”You know, Nèstor”
he said
”You can’t impose new behavior on people.
If you want people to behave differently, you have to change the way they see the world.”
Amen… that is an absolute truth. One that I have understood for some time but have never put into words quite as elegant as his.
As a leader, as a father, as a friend…
its helping to change the way people see the world that calls to me… that feels like the worthwhile and necessary opportunity…
and by people, that includes yours truly…
from one vantage point, we are all separate, everything is a problem, the world reeks of disharmony…
from another, we are one, life is a beautiful albeit short journey, and it is our gift to enjoy… and harmony abounds…
how do you see the world?
from what vantage point do you see this moment?
The sun is rising…
My head is clear,
My heart is full…
and in harmony,
Nestor