http://alternaview.com/extending-our-open-philosophy-to-all-interactions/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:39:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://alternaview.com/extending-our-open-philosophy-to-all-interactions/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Sibyl Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:04:20 +0000 http://alternaview.com/?p=1064#comment-181 @Success Professor - Danny Gamache: I am a big fan of your blog. It is great to see you hear at the alternaview. Your question raises a really good point because it is challenging to continue to give people opportunities when they have let you down over and over. For me, when it is time for another encounter with someone who has let me down, before the conversation even begins, I look at it as my own personal test. I look at the situation as my opportunity to be able to come into the situation with an open perspective, despite the fact this person has let me down in the past. During the conversation, I focus more and more of my attention on honestly doing this and believing that the person will rise to the occasion this time. I continually apply this strategy over and over again regardless of how many times the person has let me down because I look at it as my challenge to be able to successfully do so. I also believe that over time it is possible for people to change and even though this could take years (or possibly a lifetime) I try to always expect the best and hope that this time they will arrive at the right conclusion. Some people have really surprised me in the past and I think if I hadn’t expected the best of them, I may not have been looking honestly enough at the situation to notice. Thanks for the thought provoking question and the comment. .-= Sibyl´s last blog ..<a href="http://alternaview.com/?p=1077" rel="nofollow">Is it really too good to last?</a> =-. @Success Professor - Danny Gamache: I am a big fan of your blog. It is great to see you hear at the alternaview. Your question raises a really good point because it is challenging to continue to give people opportunities when they have let you down over and over. For me, when it is time for another encounter with someone who has let me down, before the conversation even begins, I look at it as my own personal test. I look at the situation as my opportunity to be able to come into the situation with an open perspective, despite the fact this person has let me down in the past. During the conversation, I focus more and more of my attention on honestly doing this and believing that the person will rise to the occasion this time. I continually apply this strategy over and over again regardless of how many times the person has let me down because I look at it as my challenge to be able to successfully do so. I also believe that over time it is possible for people to change and even though this could take years (or possibly a lifetime) I try to always expect the best and hope that this time they will arrive at the right conclusion. Some people have really surprised me in the past and I think if I hadn’t expected the best of them, I may not have been looking honestly enough at the situation to notice. Thanks for the thought provoking question and the comment.
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]]> http://alternaview.com/extending-our-open-philosophy-to-all-interactions/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Success Professor - Danny Gamache Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:39:44 +0000 http://alternaview.com/?p=1064#comment-180 I like the idea of going into a conversation with the open philosophy. How do you apply this with someone who has continuously let you down? At what point do you take your knowledge and previous experiences into a relationship and understand that it is just who that person is? .-= Success Professor - Danny Gamache´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/successprofessor/dJih/~3/_YEU5KK6RGo/" rel="nofollow">8 Ways to Pay Off Your Mortgage Quickly</a> =-. I like the idea of going into a conversation with the open philosophy. How do you apply this with someone who has continuously let you down? At what point do you take your knowledge and previous experiences into a relationship and understand that it is just who that person is?
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