I lost it!

I am ashamed to admit, I completely lost it!

There is possibly nothing that freaks me out as much as when I know someone is fully capable of doing or achieving something, and they then take option B – to rather opt out. The person knowingly decides to stop thinking one step further. This has got nothing to do with intellect or about being too “s-word” (stupid is a forbidden word in our house!).

After completely losing my cool when a colleague chose not to open her mind to a solution, I snapped with the remark: “You have to start thinking now.” The obvious recusation to a conscious effort just had my blood boiling.

I know all about the fight-or-flight thing – how panic/stress completely supports the “not thinking” state. And yes, I know, the way I ‘let rip’ was not facilitating better thinking. I am not making excuses for my bad behaviour, I am just stating – the ‘not thinking’ got to me.

When I have to write a blog post, I usually do not know what I am going to write about the previous night before I go to bed. Quite amazingly, at 3 o’clock on the dot the next morning I will wake up and know what to write about. My brain has sorted it out.

The capacity the brain has for thinking, more specifically problem-solving, is quite remarkable. There are many books and articles written on this topic. I say it again – it is not about being intelligent/smart/clever. It is about being disciplined to look for solutions. Being open to apply yourself – to work with what you already know. Being open to see or hear the answer.

Motto Model: http://goo.gl/cNnpy and Motto Individual Assessment: http://goo.gl/UhC7V

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