I just finished a book called "The Leader Who Had No Title" by Robin Sharma. I love and appreciate the message and thought that went into this book. It was a little difficult for me to read because it wasn't at all what I expected from the title (not really at all fable-ish or fictional...just the author writing in different "characters") but I picked up a lot from the book. Having my life be as in flux as it has been, so up in the air, has made me very restless - like I just can't quite reach that next stage of life. And it has been frustrating at best.
Conflict is something to be avoided right? Conflict between people, in decisions, and in growth always seemed awkward and needlessly stressful! But in reading this and other books ( "Don't Sweat The Small Stuff") I am finding that the only way to grow is to be in conflict with the status quo...what you currently are!
Challenge is uncomfortable, and well..challenging...but it seems that the more I embrace challenge and conflict the more easily I change. I want to be the kind of person that looks for the hard stuff to do because they know that it will yield a big reward of change and growth; in business and life!
Right now I'm not. But I'm trying to not be so resistant and anxious when I see something difficult coming up the road. Or to look twice and things that trigger that instant rejection and thought "I can't do that!". It's a strange process, and counter intuitive at best, for me to consciously seek out areas of discomfort and disquiet and push on them to see what happens. But surprisingly, it doesn't feel as bad, or as scary, as I thought it would.
...Nature girl
