The song that comes to mind when I think of indifference is Eleanor Rigby, by the Beatles. Eleanor clearly is missing passion in her life, which I believe is the norm for our society. We give in to the darkness instead of allowing the light to take over.
I must experience passion in some form at least once a day. Today's passion was fleeting, but at least it was there. I realized that I have been less than my normal optimistic self these past few days. I found myself barking for no apparent reason. Today I stopped and took a look at what I was doing. I saw who I was affecting and realized I needed to rekindle the flame.
I set out on a quest to find something to get lost in. A worthwhile project, or even one that would just devour my time. Of all places, I found it at work. Earlier this week I decided to develop a training program for my staff. My goal is to engage, empower and develop a culture of innovation.
I am basing the training on self assessment using the Myers Briggs Type Indicator in conjunction with using the theories and practices developed by Stephen Covey in his book: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
It was quite exciting to see the energy created the team as I led them through a series of self assessments as well as a group exercise. The synergy released in the group was exactly what I hoped for.
This was my first attempt to develop this type of training and I must confess that I was exhilarated after the session.
I even decided to be brave and sent out a satisfaction survey to my staff to determine effectiveness of the training. I love using Survey Monkey. I had the results within a few hours of sending the link and was able to adjust my next training segments in response to feedback received. I have committed to developing and conducting a 10 week series of 1 hour training sessions. I think I may have found another outlet for passion: teaching.
Next week we embark upon the first habit: being proactive.
Stay tuned!
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