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Perception is reality. How many times have you heard the expression with regard to work? Maybe you’ve said it yourself or something like it.
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022 |
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When adaptive change happen some level of distress is inevitable. Real change usually involves loss.
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080 |
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After a while, you can’t tell what’s a real crisis and what’s a fake one.
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127 |
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Our bodies… don’t make the distinction between a real threat to our survival and our more everyday fears.
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In contrast to blind faith, false hope, and magical thinking, realistic optimism balances a hopeful and positive perspective with a recognition that the desired outcome may or may not occur.
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In truth, each of us sees reality through a fixed lens that selectively filters our view of the world… We must learn to look through a broader range of lenses.
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By remaining curious and even realistically optimistic, rather than reactive, we think better, perform better, and get along with others more easily.
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…we have the option to face the facts exactly as they are – to see reality unvarnished, in all its complexity – and then focus on making the most of the life we’ve been given.
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For the leader, the responsibility is to transform the vision into reality. In doing so, leaders transform their dominions…
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We need a few trusted naysayers in our lives, critics who are willing to puncture our protective bubble of self-justifications and yank us back to reality when we veer too far off.
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