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Chapters 9 -12 "Art of
Possibility"
The closing of this book was
Empowering and Inspirational! This book has been an eye opener to me on so many
levels.
The principles: Lighting a
spark, Being the board, Frameworks for Possibility, and Telling the We story.
All of the Chapters listed above were well written and they definitely served
its purpose in my life.
When you allow yourself to
"be the board", you are creating your own destiny. You are not feeling pity for
circumstances. You are the driver, the
pilot of your own life, but what happens positive or negative can be justified
by owning up to success and failures.
The objective is not to blame others of mishaps and praise only yourself
for success. Take ownership of both the
praises and the failures.
Frameworks and Possibility
How you frame or outline
your life, business, career, relationships is determined by how clear your
goals and vision is spelled out. Your
vision and mission statement should be a visual expression and statement of how
your business will be run. The drivers
and participants should be able to fill in the gaps to make everything
possible.
Dr. Martin Luther King III
had a dream and vision to bring everyone together of all races, kindreds, and
beliefs. He created his dream, vision,
and had people and tools in place to make it happen. It was a visual account for what was going to
happen in the future.
WE
The We concept was very
powerful! It was simple and not complex, but it made perfect sense. In a business partnership, relationship,
customer service transaction, etc you can apply the We" principle.
If you take the "I' out
of a problem and add "We". If
their is a problem in a relationship and one of the individuals in the
relationship wants to break up or file for divorce. Instead of saying , "I'm out and I have
to do this for me". Try to adopt,
"We are going to have to work out our problems. What are WE going to
do." This concept really changes
the energy and frequency and allows both parties to see the bigger picture!
My Response
Tamarah, I also gleaned a lot from not accepting "no" as an answer. The authors really gave good advice and insight into the possibilities in receiving a "no" answer. "No" is not synonymous with "stop." This concept really paralleled with the idea of "being the board." As you stated, "being the board" keeps us in the captain's seat of our destiny. As long as we know and keep the perspective that we are in the driver's seat in our lives, we can avoid relinquishing power and authority to others. As we complete EMDT, it is important for us to know that we are in the driver's seat to use all we have learned. I encourage you to think of all the possibilities that await you and of all the people you will reach - educators and students. As Dr. King dreamed, I'm sure you have a dream for your life and for your family. I am confident that you will utilize your skills and abilities -driven by your passion- to assemble a team of professionals who will work in concert to achieve your collective goals.
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