Comments on: On Tough-Minded Optimism http://www.baileyworkplay.com/2005/08/on-tough-minded-optimism/ Rethinking Customer Experience & Marketing Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:56:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Bailey http://www.baileyworkplay.com/2005/08/on-tough-minded-optimism/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Chris Bailey Fri, 02 Sep 2005 03:26:40 +0000 http://baileyworkplay.com/2005/08/30/on-tough-minded-optimism/#comment-191 Jodee and Troy, many thanks. Yes, both Caroline and I are very proud of Leah and appreciative of the hard work we do in preparing her for life. I think our educational system would benefit if we adults would just remember that children are capable of teaching us, too. Adrian, welcome. I appreciate your different perspective, particularly where emotions come into life. I find myself with a different take on emotional intelligence (I come from a long line of highly emotional folks). I believe that my emotions are intertwined with some of my core strengths. And while I used to be quick to anger, I've come to understand my emotions for their usefulness and use them appropriately (not always as successful as I would life, however). I think the problem isn't the emotion, but our discipline and awareness for how they can be used in constructive ways. Without anger, we wouldn't know peace; without sorrow, we wouldn't know joy. Lots of potential blogspace for emotional intelligence...let's keep it going, eh? Jodee and Troy, many thanks. Yes, both Caroline and I are very proud of Leah and appreciative of the hard work we do in preparing her for life. I think our educational system would benefit if we adults would just remember that children are capable of teaching us, too.

Adrian, welcome. I appreciate your different perspective, particularly where emotions come into life. I find myself with a different take on emotional intelligence (I come from a long line of highly emotional folks). I believe that my emotions are intertwined with some of my core strengths. And while I used to be quick to anger, I’ve come to understand my emotions for their usefulness and use them appropriately (not always as successful as I would life, however). I think the problem isn’t the emotion, but our discipline and awareness for how they can be used in constructive ways. Without anger, we wouldn’t know peace; without sorrow, we wouldn’t know joy. Lots of potential blogspace for emotional intelligence…let’s keep it going, eh?

]]> By: Troy Worman http://www.baileyworkplay.com/2005/08/on-tough-minded-optimism/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Troy Worman Thu, 01 Sep 2005 05:53:05 +0000 http://baileyworkplay.com/2005/08/30/on-tough-minded-optimism/#comment-190 I love this post! Great job, Chris. Please pass along my congratulations to your daughter. You and your wife are obviously doing a great job with her. I know you are proud. I have a 6 year old daughter, as well. I am amazed by her innocence, bravery, humor and wit. Children are blessings. I love this post! Great job, Chris. Please pass along my congratulations to your daughter. You and your wife are obviously doing a great job with her. I know you are proud. I have a 6 year old daughter, as well. I am amazed by her innocence, bravery, humor and wit. Children are blessings.

]]> By: Adrian Savage http://www.baileyworkplay.com/2005/08/on-tough-minded-optimism/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Adrian Savage Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:14:25 +0000 http://baileyworkplay.com/2005/08/30/on-tough-minded-optimism/#comment-189 The best way to deal with emotions is to pay them less attention. They come and they go and we can do nothing about them. If we dealt with them like the weather -- sometimes the sun shines and sometimes it rains and neither is subject to our control -- we would be a deal happier. Our society makes far too much of emotions. If people simply did whatever is needed, regardless of how they fell about it at the time, more would get done, there would be fewer fights and emotions would be in their proper place: Feelings to enjoy if we can and endure if we cannot. The best way to deal with emotions is to pay them less attention. They come and they go and we can do nothing about them. If we dealt with them like the weather — sometimes the sun shines and sometimes it rains and neither is subject to our control — we would be a deal happier.

Our society makes far too much of emotions. If people simply did whatever is needed, regardless of how they fell about it at the time, more would get done, there would be fewer fights and emotions would be in their proper place: Feelings to enjoy if we can and endure if we cannot.

]]> By: Jodee Bock http://www.baileyworkplay.com/2005/08/on-tough-minded-optimism/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Jodee Bock Wed, 31 Aug 2005 16:03:11 +0000 http://baileyworkplay.com/2005/08/30/on-tough-minded-optimism/#comment-188 Chris: What a mature thing for a six-year-old to not only think to herself, but to share with her parents! And what a great lesson for those of us recovering perfectionists to remember when we get into that downward spiral thinking mode. "I'm not going to let someone else's comment/attitude/outlook/etc. ruin my great day." Thanks, Leah, for the reminder! Jodee Chris: What a mature thing for a six-year-old to not only think to herself, but to share with her parents! And what a great lesson for those of us recovering perfectionists to remember when we get into that downward spiral thinking mode. “I’m not going to let someone else’s comment/attitude/outlook/etc. ruin my great day.”

Thanks, Leah, for the reminder!

Jodee

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