This is gold, Scott, one of your best. I especially value “do it anyway means my feelings do not automatically dictate my behavior.” That resonates with what my U Dub cancer doc told me upon diagnosis: You have a disease and it’s not going anywhere, but choose to live your life, not fixate on your cancer. “
first, in my internal analysis, I ponder the worst that could happen if I do/don't do something. I trust myself on most important things, but situations that just occur, I am normally bolder than my peers. a number of decades ago I took the meyers-brigg at msft, I was called an analytic expressive. my pithy cliff notes version was - I think about it before dancing on the table. simple example but I think expands to larger issues. I will mention a sizable part of internal analysis is trusting my gut
second, I do not agree with chuck close. if you are just grinding through life, you should be at a ford assembly line in the 40's. if you need to grind through a day or an unpleasant project (pulling blackberries), then in the mico its necessary, but not in the macro.
third - good luck steve! I hope you win, but if not, go down swinging!
It's interesting how "what's the worst that can happen?" as a question can be a motivator for some like you, and probably me, since my answer is usually it won't be so bad. But for other people asking the same question generates enough fear that they won't take action at all. People are fascinating to me. We all work a little differently.
This is gold, Scott, one of your best. I especially value “do it anyway means my feelings do not automatically dictate my behavior.” That resonates with what my U Dub cancer doc told me upon diagnosis: You have a disease and it’s not going anywhere, but choose to live your life, not fixate on your cancer. “
Thanks Steve. Good luck to you. Thanks for your comment and putting things in perspective for the rest of us.
absolutely! many thoughts on this. a couple:
first, in my internal analysis, I ponder the worst that could happen if I do/don't do something. I trust myself on most important things, but situations that just occur, I am normally bolder than my peers. a number of decades ago I took the meyers-brigg at msft, I was called an analytic expressive. my pithy cliff notes version was - I think about it before dancing on the table. simple example but I think expands to larger issues. I will mention a sizable part of internal analysis is trusting my gut
second, I do not agree with chuck close. if you are just grinding through life, you should be at a ford assembly line in the 40's. if you need to grind through a day or an unpleasant project (pulling blackberries), then in the mico its necessary, but not in the macro.
third - good luck steve! I hope you win, but if not, go down swinging!
It's interesting how "what's the worst that can happen?" as a question can be a motivator for some like you, and probably me, since my answer is usually it won't be so bad. But for other people asking the same question generates enough fear that they won't take action at all. People are fascinating to me. We all work a little differently.