I don’t think anyone will argue that we have seen significant development in human consciousness over the past 5 years and I believe we have only begun to scratch the surface. Profound change lies ahead that will enable us to innovate meaningful transformations in ways that today seem unattainably altruistic in nature.
The command and control, superficially obsessed mindset does still exist but is clashing with an emerging highly inclusive and self aware mindset that recognizes that meaningful change always starts with changing ourselves first. Regardless of whether the change you seek is personal, professional, or social, it has to start with you or it simply will not sustain. And any effort to change others is futile, at best you can inspire others to channel their energy to change themselves. But the good news is that in changing ourselves , the world around us will change accordingly.
How well do you know yourself? My guess is that most of us do not know ourselves nearly as well as we think we do. We tend to see ourselves as a feature set, “I am generous, compassionate, driven, creative, impatient…” but the fact of the matter is, what we are is what we think; our personality traits don’t control us, our thoughts do. What does your internal narrative say? Each and everyone of us has far more internal dialog happening than we are aware of and I guarantee you some of it is sabotaging you. Like weeds in a garden, some are unwanted and can hinder your growth and if you ignore them they can take over the beauty of your garden.
Nothing has more power over our destiny at home and in business than our thoughts. We need to go on a hunt to discover what they are and then reinforce what gives us strength and replace what depletes us. This will also have a profound affect on our ability to replace our unwanted habits and enable us to ignite the changes we seek.
Some of what we discover will be easy to change but our deep rooted biases and false truths that originated years, sometimes generations before us, can be very challenging to replace. It helps to find yourself a truth coach, which is simply someone that you trust and that has the courage to tell you the kind truth about yourself and even help you navigate your narrative’s origins.
As we collectively continue on this journey inward, the changes we want to see in the world will become more and more accessible. We will emerge beyond the clash with the externally focused mindset and be empowered to drive more and more meaningful change.
