Why am I doing this?
To move forward. Does this
information move me forward? Will the
execution of these tasks move me forward?
There is a circularity in any training process: identify the target
(muscle or motor ability) and an appropriate solution. Complete the work; target improved. Have I moved forward? Nope.
The person, and not just the system, must engage at a higher level or in
a new context or we are just ‘spinning the gears’; going around in
circles. That’s what ownership is about:
taking responsibility for new horizons.
The interesting thing about ownership is that if we were to
ask whether we believe children or adults are ‘better owners of their destiny’,
I am confident most would answer that adults, with all their ‘adult responsibilities’. In addition, children don’t think beyond the
now so how could they more strongly own destiny? I have the privilege of working with both
groups and I can say categorically that children are far more constructive at
moving forward. Yes, because there is a
basic biological drive to do so but more because they are fantastic at moving
beyond ‘now’. Children don’t look
backwards or reflect. They’re fascinated
by what might be around the next corner and adults need that curiosity more
than they know.
So, if you’re stuck achieving change perhaps you might like
to drop the rationalisations and just jump.
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