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Mastery

by DW Green — March 15, 2023

Sports mirrors everyday life.

I was cleaning my desk, which I don’t do very often. I found some papers that were several years old! One paper was from WinningGolfMind.com, the title was Mastery and Ego Motivational Orientations. Once again sports mirrors everyday life.Motivational OrientationEgo

Rewards for playing i.e. attention, awards, recognition from others.
Judge yourself against others.
Making money, proving to others.
Obstacles are viewed as threats to be avoided (not challenges to overcome).
Scoring well is better than playing well.
Competition is a stage to compare with others.
Poor shots lead to anger and frustration.
Play against the leaderboard.
Must be successful to boost self-esteem.
How is he more successful than me?

Mastery

Awards are secondary to learning and improvement.
Standards are self-imposed and self-judged.
Motivation to improvement is an internal drive, not external awards.
Obstacles are viewed as challenges to overcome (not threats to be avoided).
Focus is on playing the co
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Literal

by DW Green — March 8, 2023

Design is the opposite of literal. Good design is imaginative, dynamic, and energetic.

Sometimes with design work, retailers prefer designs that literally reflect the subject they represent. According to the ole dictionary, literal is defined as the strict meaning of the word or words, not figurative or metaphysical. To construe words in the strict or in an unimaginative way; matter-of-fact; dull; prosaic. So basically, the word literal refers to the use of words. The problem is that design goes beyond the specific definition of the word or words, good design also conveys feeling and emotion. Grocery shopping is more than a grocery cart. A new or remodeled store is more than new fixtures, new floors and new décor. Design is the opposite of literal. Good design is imaginative, dynamic, and energetic. Good design builds an emotional connection between your customers and your brand. We recently updated a store logo for a client. The new design created a clean, comfortable, and captivating look and feel. The design brought energy and an aliveness to the brand. In a word, Amazing!

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by DW Green — February 22, 2023

Just like the tribes of old, the strong leaders of today’s companies distinguish themselves by being good storytellers; voices that employees listen to, are inspired by and respect.

I attended a niece’s wedding near Portland Oregon. The wedding was amazing. The ceremony was held on Bladberry Farms on Sauvie Island serenely resting within the mighty Columbia River. It was a truly beautiful venue.The bride and groom embodied the very best of the millennial generation. The measure of their depth of wisdom and understanding of the meaning of marriage and the sanctity of their union was inspiring. The minister too was phenomenal. How often we forget the true meaning of marriage as we move through the business of doing and managing the unfolding of daily life. It is good to pause and silently reflect on the beauty and wholeness of our relationships.The word “tribe” was used often to describe the importance and connectedness of the bride and grooms extended family and circle of friendships. Businesses too represent tribes. They are tribes to their loyal and passionate employees, customers and communities. The stories that circulate in and around he organization paint a picture of the company’s culture and value’s towards both employees and c...

by DW Green — February 15, 2023

It’s good to look at and question your personal truths, beliefs and values.

Pairs of opposites such as good and evil, or life and death, are examples of mental dust catchers. Any fixed idea that has not been moved around for a long time creates a place where illusion can breed. A fixed idea is like a stove, or a refrigerator, or a bookcase. Underneath and behind fixed ideas are hiding places that can collect all sorts of mental rubbish, or lint!It’s good to look at and question your personal truths, beliefs and values. These are often learned when we are young. I read that the ego/mind presumes and is convinced that its perceptions and interpretations of life experiences are the “real” thing and therefore “true.” It also believes by projection that other people see, think, and feel the same way; and if they do not, they are mistaken and therefore wrong. This explains why there is so much discourse in our world right now.

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by DW Green — February 1, 2023

Accept all people and all circumstances in your life exactly as they are.

If you were traveling in Tibet, you would experience tidbits of Tibet. If you were a native Tibetan, you could be a Tibetan tidbit?

Any way here’s some tidbits to ponder.

Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness. How do you know this is the experience you need? Because this is the experience you are having at the moment.

You are not in the Universe. You are the Universe, an intrinsic part of it. Ultimately, you are not a person, but a focal point where the universe is becoming conscious of itself. What an amazing miracle.

The secret to happiness is letting go.

Accept all people and all circumstances in your life exactly as they are. Knowing that everything is as it should be. Practice defenselessness and relinquish the need to convince or persuade others of your point of view.

Tibet is an administrative division of China. North of the Himalayas: prior to 195...

by DW Green — January 25, 2023

Agonizing over which road to take can eventually prevent us knowing any road.

—Yogi Berra

Like the koans of Zen monks and the whit of Shakespeare’s jesters, we may never know if the sayings of this baseball legend are utter nonsense or utter wisdom. But the longer we stay with them, the more they reveal.

What this one says to me is not to stall too long at the crossroads of life, not to hesitate our way out of living. We can’t experience everything, and taking one road will always preclude another, but agonizing over which road to take can eventually prevent us knowing any road.

Even when taking one road, keeping the other alive in our mind for too long is the beginning of regret. In fact giving over to regret is a way to resist our limitations, a way to still take the other road with us. It’s the heart’s way to be stubborn. Ultimately, keeping the other road so actively with us only keeps us from fully knowing the road we have chosen.

We are beautifully limited creatures, capable of great moments of full living, but we can’t experience it all. We can only, par...

by DW Green — January 18, 2023

“We are thoughtful in all we do.”

Thoughtfulness. A simple enough concept; yet not always easy to practice. Once mastered, however, it is one of the greatest gifts you can give; and not just to friends and loved ones on special occasions and holidays…but to everyone, always. And, as you establish yourself as thoughtful to others, they’ll go out of their way to please you back. Thoughtfulness is a habit; internalized, it becomes a way of life, a part of our being.

It’s always cool when a renowned business expert validates a belief. Here’s a short article on thoughtfulness by Tom Peters.

Service: on Thoughtfulness —Tom Peters

I think it was the recession—the great recession, or whatever you want to call it—that really got me thinking about this. You know, when times are very tough and tough decisions have to be made, as they certainly have to be made, fundamental human decency toward one another is arguably more important than at any other time.

And somehow or another, the word thoughtfulness came into my mind. And I like the word thoughtfulness....

by DW Green — January 11, 2023

“When you get stressed or overwhelmed, take a walk.”

Throughout the ages, philosophers, writers, poets, and thinkers have found that walking offers an additional benefit—time and space for better work. So today, make sure you take a walk. And in the future, when you get stressed or overwhelmed, take a walk. When you have a tough problem to solve or a decision to make, take a walk. When you want to be creative, take a walk. When you have a phone call to make, take a walk. When you need some exercise, take a long walk. When you have a meeting or a friend over, take a walk together.

Nourish yourself and your mind and solve your problems along the way. Take a walk.