The Art of Seeing You

Some men see things as they are and say, "Why?" I dream of things that never were and say, "Why not?" George Bernard Shaw

Do you ask Why? more than Why Not? Perspective makes a difference. Your brain actually rewires for the things you focus on in a given day. So what you concentrate on at work, for instance, builds more dendrite brain cells for that thing. Consider examples of people who ask, Why?, related to others at work during the course of a typical day...

The manager, who thinks he knows it all... Why can't he see I'm smarter than he is and use different specifications for our project?

The CEO just gave herself another huge raise... Why can't she see I deserve a bonus, for my hard work over the last year?

Team mates didn't meet the deadline... Why can't I be on Mary and Joe's team? They don't argue all the time like jerks on my team who never listen to me and don't get things in when I ask...

What's your daily focus? You actually build dendrite brain cells that'll play back messages such as, they put the wrong person in as manager... others get the breaks...they always recognize John....

To bust barriers... start seeing you in a new light... It's more about changing me than changing others... Here's the way to launch...

Ask Why not? The art of seeing yourself as you want to be takes you beyond problems. That's why some folks get ahead when others go nowhere. When a crisis comes, people who still envision the person they want to be find solutions to bust barriers. They keep heart...

Last week I rented a movie that renewed inspiration - Invincible...

The Philadelphia Eagles had been the losingest team in the NFL. Coach Dick Vermeil decided to let some locals try out for the team...something unheard of... He might add one player to the roster. Critics and nay-sayers had a heyday with such a hairbrained scheme...

Here's the deal...30 year-old, Vince Papale, lost his job, couldn't pay rent and came home to find his house emptied and a note from his wife saying, "You're a loser." And, he thought he was...

However, football buddies, who played at night with car lights on in an inner city parking lot, encouraged Vince to try out for the Eagles. And, because of Vince's speed, moves and acumen on the field, Vermeil took a chance...gave Papale the nod to try... to prove he had the stuff to take the losing Eagles out of the cellar.

Here's what Papale faced...

• jealous players who didn't what him there
• people that told him he was too old
• digs and jibes
• second thoughts in his self-talk
• his wife's note telling him he was a loser

But, Vince leapt beyond this because he kept seeing himself playing in a major game wearing a Philadelphia Eagle jersey...

Not only did Vince Papale help the team win, but he eventually helped the team go to the Superbowl. He never went on to college, he was 30, people told him he was a loser, but, he kept seeing the person he wanted to be.

See a new you?...Why Not?

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