Tom Christoffel wrote:
> Simon - I'm rather lazy. I don't have the energy to analyze every
> transaction to determine if the outcome met my expectations. In fact, as I
> get older - 51 now, I temper my expectations, knowing that seredipity
> often provides a more elegant solution. Many days are made better by the
> unexpected, and of course, some worse. I follow the simple directive -
> choose life.
Your choice Tom. Much of this "analysis" is instinctual- the answer lies
in listening to your heart rather than a detailed page by page analysis of
costs and benefits!
It is relatively easy to choose life - few of us choose death. I have
achieved voluntary independence and the only problems I face are those I
create myself. I could sit back but I get angry at the ignorance shown by
and damage caused by intervening managers, politicians and peers. Choose a
better way of life.
> I expect that part of being unorganized is an ability to capitalize on
> unexpected outcomes.
Yes, flexibility and mobility.
> The psychology of humans does not require one for one
> successful outcomes in order to continue habits.
Yes, ignorance and shortsightedness exist.
> Once we've scored, we can score again.
Only as good as last project.
People persist in the face of negative outcomes and rejection.
Very important: postive mental attitide is essential- its only the buts
that keep up on your butts. "The best way to create the future is to
invent it". Progress is interpreting negative outcomes and rejections
with honesty and openmindedness- ensuring that that rejection is
interpreted from a truth perspective- we must be aware that we can reject
ideas just because they are not our own- and ensuring that the lack of
truth is in the rejector and not ourselves. If its in the rejector- reject
it and move forward positively. If it is in ourselves, learn from it and
modify.
> Churchill defined success as the ability to go from one failure to the
> next without loss of enthusiasm. Vision shows us a potential future. We
> can stick with it and make it happen , prove others wrong.
Hope so! Think so! Its not as much about proving others wrong as providing
yourself right. People with self-confidence do not need the agreement and
reinforcement of others and others are not harmed by anyone else's
actions. As long as that rejection is someone else's lack of truth and not
your own as just explained.
> "Management by objectives" is what unorganization suggests, but many do
> well with "Objectives by results." Whatever we get is what we really
wanted.
That maybe partial truth to you- there is a certain rationality involved
when unorg says that people can effectively assess their own situations
but not those of other people. As I say though- mostly an instinctual
ability to see right through events very easily.
> Declare success and move forward. Is that unorganization?
Emphasize successes, learn from failures, adopt a positive mental attitude
and move forward. That is an element of unorganization.
simon buckingham
http://www.unorg.ccom
--Simon Buckingham <go57@dial.pipex.com>
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