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IS LIFE GOING PRETTY WELL FOR YOU, BUT . . .?

5/31/2014

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Is life going pretty well for you, but you find yourself wishing for something that you don’t have?  Or maybe you feel you could be happier if only some people in your life would just change some?  Or your job is just a job that you have to do to put food on the table?  Maybe you just don’t quite feel content and don’t quite know what your real purpose in life is?

If that is where you find yourself, are you interested finding discovering new ways of thinking that may help you move forward?  If so, while there are many things that a person can do to grow, here is one that really seems to reduce stress while building friendships and trust.

Since we were given 2 ears and 1 mouth, is it possible that we were created this way so that we could use them in that proportion?  Here’s the principle that Steven Covey suggested in 7 Habits of Highly Effective People . . . “Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” 

When a person comes at you by starting out telling you what you have done wrong or how you hurt them, how does it make you feel?  After all, they don’t even know what your perspective is and aren’t walking in your shoes.   Rather, is there a chance that the conversation could simply be about fully understanding each other before any judgments are made?  It only takes one to be the ‘adult’ by leading the way to seek first to understand, then if appropriate, to be understood.  Perhaps there would be much less stress in relationships if we would be willing to take that approach, wouldn’t there?

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Bill Marohn
6/1/2014 04:23:55 am

Roger.....I enjoy reading your thoughtful remarks. Keep them coming. Bill

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Roger
6/1/2014 09:02:13 am

Thanks for your comments Bill. I will keep them coming. I haven't locked in on the frequency yet but it will be at least once per month.

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bob miller
6/3/2014 06:01:23 am

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    Since his retirement in 2011, Roger Laidig has been filled with the desire to help people find Purpose and Joy in life.

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