What is your favorite story? I will be surprised if you don’t have one. What is the movie, book, play, or show that resonates with you the most? As human beings there is something we LOVE about stories. It is how we remember ourselves and each other. Part of human being is sharing each other’s stories. We each have a story and if you can own your story, you can change how your perceive yourself and the world. Just like the hero or heroine in your favorite movie or book, you have a story to tell. At some level we collectively need to hear your story.
So what IS your story? We all have had ups and downs. Each of us has challenges we have faced and had to overcome. Do you own your story, or does it own you? While we may not have had any control about the things that happened to us in the past, how we perceive those past events makes a big difference. If I own my story I take responsibility for what happens next in the story line. If I own my story, I take responsibility for me. If I don’t own my story, the world will write my ending. By owning my story I cannot change what happened before, but I can have power over what happens next.
By owning your story you get to write the ending!
What is preventing you from claiming your story? What do you need in order to own it? How will you write your story’s ending? Who will you be? – www.rhoadscoaching.com
finding meaning and purpose in daily life
professional basis for individuals or for groups and businesses.
generally common knowledge that can be agreed upon. I wear glasses. Or I am a certain height. Or I hold a specific position in a company. I am a fan of a certain team based on the jersey I am wearing. It is easy to do something with this information as it can be used by everyone. If you are in the arena, generally everyone can see what is going on.
public event. We all have blind spots to who we are personally, professional, emotionally, and relationally. There is a BENEFIT to knowing that the car in the other lane on the interstate is in your blind spot before you change lanes! There is a BENEFIT to knowing you have something in your teeth before giving a presentation. Knowing allows you do something to fix it! The intent of this quadrant is to find someone who is willing and able to give you accurate feedback. What if the feedback you received during your next annual was viewed as someone trying to HELP instead of attack who you are? We can grow as individuals if we can accept help in being shown the things about us that we can’t see for ourselves.
under the water at the pool so no one knows it is there. It may be easy to hold the ball underwater for a while. After a while though it takes a lot of effort to keep it submerged. Our secrets are like this! We have to hold onto them all the time! There is a BENEFIT to not hiding certain things about ourselves. This does not mean being completely transparent. It isn’t safe to tell everyone all of your deepest hidden information. But having a trusted friend or mentor to disclose information to can be a relief and allow you to observe yourself in a different way!
ourselves. Places of who we are on the inside that we have never had a chance to develop or explore. This could look like the painting class or guitar lessons we take for ourselves once the kids are out of school. Or an unresolved fear that has haunted us our whole life. It takes a certain amount of courage to be willing to explore this unknown, and sometimes dark, place in ourselves. The rewards for digging into the unknown areas of who we are can have tremendous BENEFITS! A new skill. A new perspective on life. A release of something we didn’t know was holding us back.
specific stream, or understanding which berries are safe to eat and which ones aren’t, are critical to survival! For life threatening situations a firm decision of “YES, GO!” or “NO, Don’t do that!” allow us to navigate through the world safely. We would not exist if this pendulum did not function.