Shift that paradigm!
>> Posted by Jo on Saturday, 18 September 2010 | Comments: (0)
One of my favourite Tony Robbins phrases is "if you do what you've always done, you'll get what you always got". Basically if we don't change what we do, then we can't expect the end result to change - makes perfect sense. Yes?
Of course sometimes these things are easier said than done. We have habits and routines in all aspects of our lives and often don't take the time to think about what we're doing or why we're doing it. Sometimes though we'll have a 'eureka' moment when something different occurs and we wonder why we didn't think of it before. I experienced a great example of this just today when I was out for a morning jog with my good friend, Claudia.
Claudia's fairly new to running (after a few off-putting experiences in the past) and we've been going out for a jog 2 or 3 times a week for around the past month. She's been making notable progress each week from a combination of jogging and walking to a point where she can now easily jog the whole route. More importantly, she's loving it! Our current route takes us along the river Thames from Tower Bridge to London Bridge and there are a couple of places where there are quite a number of steps. After reaching the top of the steps today, Claudia turned to me and said "I never thought I would consider walking up the stairs as a time to rest!" I had to laugh as it showed what great strides (pardon the pun!) she's made in just a few short weeks and how her thinking has shifted - what previously had been a bit of a challenge (the stairs) had now provided her with the opportunity to regulate her breathing and gather her strength and determination to continue on the run. And just to prove how good she was feeling, she finished the last 200 metres with a sprint.
The lesson for Claudia was that a different way of thinking helped her to better handle a challenging situation. So here's something to think about: What kind of a positive change you could make in your work environment or life in general just by looking at things differently?
Shift that paradigm!
Of course sometimes these things are easier said than done. We have habits and routines in all aspects of our lives and often don't take the time to think about what we're doing or why we're doing it. Sometimes though we'll have a 'eureka' moment when something different occurs and we wonder why we didn't think of it before. I experienced a great example of this just today when I was out for a morning jog with my good friend, Claudia.
Claudia's fairly new to running (after a few off-putting experiences in the past) and we've been going out for a jog 2 or 3 times a week for around the past month. She's been making notable progress each week from a combination of jogging and walking to a point where she can now easily jog the whole route. More importantly, she's loving it! Our current route takes us along the river Thames from Tower Bridge to London Bridge and there are a couple of places where there are quite a number of steps. After reaching the top of the steps today, Claudia turned to me and said "I never thought I would consider walking up the stairs as a time to rest!" I had to laugh as it showed what great strides (pardon the pun!) she's made in just a few short weeks and how her thinking has shifted - what previously had been a bit of a challenge (the stairs) had now provided her with the opportunity to regulate her breathing and gather her strength and determination to continue on the run. And just to prove how good she was feeling, she finished the last 200 metres with a sprint.
The lesson for Claudia was that a different way of thinking helped her to better handle a challenging situation. So here's something to think about: What kind of a positive change you could make in your work environment or life in general just by looking at things differently?
Shift that paradigm!
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