Katie’s Blog:
It is all invented! I have found that as I get older it is very
hard to think outside of the box. I think this is because we allow everyday
life to get in the way of free thinking. The question is how does one cultivate
a place that doesn’t allow the boxed walls to trap them inside the box.
For me and my team at work we regularly have brainstorming activates. Some of
the ideas we come up with never leave the room some become new workshops for
all the new students. However just having a team of people coming together all
building off of each others ideas is enough to keep the boxes of the wall down
in my environment….for the most part. I think working in a place that welcomes
a collaborative attitude is something that has been invented to help us work on
thinking outside of the box.
My thoughts and actions allow me to see the world as a beautiful
place! Don’t get me wrong when my thoughts focus in on politics, diet, processed
foods, I get sad. I feel hopeless at times to the things I mentioned
above and I can see how it effects my measurement of the world. I try to
use my positive energy and thoughts on seeing those things as issues that will
one day change.
Chapter 3 really hit home for me. I struggle with not
being so harsh on people and myself, and I’ve been looking for ways to help me
not be so
harsh. Adapting the
“ Give everyone and yourself an A” mentality is a great way to challenge myself
to see the A in everyone. Even to see the A in people who procrastinate,
an A in the people who don’t put in as many house as me, an A in the people who
gossip or have a negative attitude. Giving an A to myself is a great way to
boost my confidence in areas that I lack confidence. It’s saying that
I’ve already done a great job no matter what the outcome is at this
point. Chapter 3 is going to stick with me for a while, I’ve even posted
a sticky note at my desk with a big A, to remind myself to give everyone and myself
an A.
How will I contribute today is a great question. I will
contribute by smiling at everyone I see. They say that smiles are
contagious so hopefully my smile will brighten someone else’s day today.
My Response:
Katie,
As I read about your desire to think
outside the box, beyond the “measured universe” as the Zanders would say, I
remembered the part of chapter one where they refer to how “calculating self”
is concerned for it’s survival in a world of scarcity. Your blog reminded me
about how I felt when I read that. In a culture where the majority lack
nothing, many of us find ourselves feeling a lack. Not that you expressed that
in your blog, I just remembered thinking about that as I read. What you did mention about how collaborating
helps you to stay open to possibilities really resonated with me. I am at my
best creatively whenever I get to work others or bounce off of other’s idea.
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