Always Learning

Years ago, an experienced coach and mentor began our meeting by asking about my first child. Just 18 months old, he was eagerly crawling and using a few words.

"It's a fascinating time," I replied. "You can almost hear the wheels turning in his head as he experiments to find out what combination of noises and movements is going to get him what he wants."

I heard myself and paused to absorb the insight.

"Wow!," I continued. "That is still how I spend most of my day."

But not every day. How often do you actually examine how well your "noises and movements" are serving you? Don't we all expend a lot of energy just repeating tired and familiar strategies rather than observing our results and experimenting with new communications?

It is rare to be as eager and innovative as a baby yet how can we fail to be impressed with the child's rapid progress? Experimenting, responding, growing, moving forward, relentlessly alive--children know how to learn.

How do you stay green and growing? One reliable technique for enhancing our learning, of course, is to work with a supportive and insightful executive coach and surround yourself with people who share your commitment to conscious development.

Original post can be found here.