ScentofCedar
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I am reading a book by Jim Loehr called "The Power of Story". So far, it's been an amazing read. His theory is that it is the stories we tell ourselves ABOUT ourselves that inform our goals, performances, and accomplishments ~ and that most of the stories we tell ourselves about who we are and what we want are operating below the level of conscious thought.
The author has made his living helping athletes and business people break through whatever it is that is keeping them from attaining their own personal bests in their performances, in their communities and with their families, and in finding meaning in their accomplishments.
He has been very successful in this.
One of the anecdotes in the book has to do with Tiger Woods. When Tiger was a boy,his father told him that in every professional game he played, there would be at least one hopeless situation ~ and that he would play through it brilliantly. I found that interesting. So many times, we meet an obstacle and tell ourselves the worst possible thing has happened, changing the situation and making winning almost impossible. How differently would we all feel about the challenges in our lives if we not only expected the worst thing to happen but told ourselves, when it did, that we would play through brilliantly?
Lord knows I am not an athlete or a CEO, but I am finding the book helpful and interesting.
I thought you might enjoy reading it, too.
Barbara
The author has made his living helping athletes and business people break through whatever it is that is keeping them from attaining their own personal bests in their performances, in their communities and with their families, and in finding meaning in their accomplishments.
He has been very successful in this.
One of the anecdotes in the book has to do with Tiger Woods. When Tiger was a boy,his father told him that in every professional game he played, there would be at least one hopeless situation ~ and that he would play through it brilliantly. I found that interesting. So many times, we meet an obstacle and tell ourselves the worst possible thing has happened, changing the situation and making winning almost impossible. How differently would we all feel about the challenges in our lives if we not only expected the worst thing to happen but told ourselves, when it did, that we would play through brilliantly?
Lord knows I am not an athlete or a CEO, but I am finding the book helpful and interesting.
I thought you might enjoy reading it, too.
Barbara