Comments on: Getting In Touch With My Own Inner Samurai, Part Two http://www.baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/getting-in-touch-with-my-own-inner-samurai-part-two/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:24:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Susan L Reid of "Discovering Your Inner Samurai" http://www.baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/getting-in-touch-with-my-own-inner-samurai-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-667 Susan L Reid of "Discovering Your Inner Samurai" Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:00:17 +0000 http://baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/22/getting-in-touch-with-my-own-inner-samurai-part-two/#comment-667 Excellent thought, Chris. If you are a true MSoP person, then you are a polymath (a person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning). From this perspective then, loosely relational not only makes sense, it is quintessential to the entire process. Excellent thought, Chris. If you are a true MSoP person, then you are a polymath (a person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning). From this perspective then, loosely relational not only makes sense, it is quintessential to the entire process.

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Is this leading me to something else that’s more powerful and fulfilling? This may just be flip of question 1 above. If I know that I’m on the path toward a better place, I might be more willing to set aside boredom and fear and stuckness. Of course, all of this is dependent on knowing where I want to go in the first place.

Or maybe all this talk of path is antithetical to an MSoP’er. Maybe we need to create a future that’s not linear but loosely relational.

]]> By: Susan L Reid of "Discovering Your Inner Samurai" http://www.baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/getting-in-touch-with-my-own-inner-samurai-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-666 Susan L Reid of "Discovering Your Inner Samurai" Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:09:27 +0000 http://baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/22/getting-in-touch-with-my-own-inner-samurai-part-two/#comment-666 What a great discussion topic, Chris. If you are a MSoP person, there does seem to be a fine line between knowing when you're moving to another flower that will deepen and enrich your MSoP and when you're just leaping to another flower to escape (Enter "The Dip"). I think the overarching question for all MSoP folks is: am I on the right path. Knowing when to stay the course and when to let go isn't easy. It's a skill that every MSoP person needs to learn, however, in order to escape the labels, shame, and guilt that often follow them around. So, how do you know which it is? When you're not sure when to fold, here are a few questions that my clients have found helpful in discerning their best path: 1. Am I riding a dead horse? 2. Is the life I'm living the one I really want? 3. What am I afraid of? 4. Why do I feel stuck? Lastly, I ask them to imagine that they are 100 years old, looking back on their life. Think about what it would have been like if you'd stayed with what you're doing now. Think about whether there's another vision you'd like to see instead. What a great discussion topic, Chris. If you are a MSoP person, there does seem to be a fine line between knowing when you’re moving to another flower that will deepen and enrich your MSoP and when you’re just leaping to another flower to escape (Enter “The Dip”).

I think the overarching question for all MSoP folks is: am I on the right path.

Knowing when to stay the course and when to let go isn’t easy. It’s a skill that every MSoP person needs to learn, however, in order to escape the labels, shame, and guilt that often follow them around.

So, how do you know which it is? When you’re not sure when to fold, here are a few questions that my clients have found helpful in discerning their best path:

1. Am I riding a dead horse?
2. Is the life I’m living the one I really want?
3. What am I afraid of?
4. Why do I feel stuck?

Lastly, I ask them to imagine that they are 100 years old, looking back on their life. Think about what it would have been like if you’d stayed with what you’re doing now. Think about whether there’s another vision you’d like to see instead.

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