It's Time To Think!

If you have ever said - "How did they ever get that job", this post is for you.

If you have ever thought - "I could definitely do better than them", this post is for you.

If you have ever believed - "What would they know about...", this post is for you.

If you have ever wondered - "How the hell did they rise to that level", this post is for you.

If you have ever joked about someone because of their difference, this post is for you.

If you have ever snubbed someone because 'they don't deserve acknowledgement', this post is for you.

If you have ever had a second thought about saying something hurtful but did so anyway, this post is for you.

If you have ever agreed with someone who used a derogatory term, this post is for you.

If you feel like moving on from this post right now, then this post is definitely for you.

If you are still reading this post after all of the above then the chances are that you are not the one that this post is aimed towards. For you are a thinker, inquisitive, wanting to know where this post is going and how it ends.

For you have an open mind, you are curious, you challenge yourself, your thoughts, your emotions.

If you continued reading to this point then chances are you are doing what all of us should do, think.

I am ashamed to say that I would once fit into the above list. On occasion I catch myself still doing it.

We all have biases - learned from those around us - that we must challenge if the world is to be a more inclusive place. If we can think about our biases and change our actions before saying or doing what we do without thinking, then the world would be a much better place.

The greater the inclusivity, the greater the acceptance of differences, the easier it is for everyone to have some input. This equates to a wider range of knowledge and more ideas will be generated.

We can all change. My desire is to for me to continue to change. I will do so by reading posts that oppose my thoughts, that make me feel uncomfortable, that make me question my ingrained thoughts and actions. I will stumble, I will fall, and I will change.

I hope that this post has made you uncomfortable. That means you are thinking, challenging, and changing.

Let's talk!

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Lance, a former police crisis negotiator and personnel?development manager, now provides enhanced communication, safety management, and personal resilience support to businesses across all industries;?https://www.warninternational.com/ ?

Lance is the author of the bestsellers - Behind The Tape and Dark Side of the Brain?-?https://www.warninternational.com/products?category=Books has created a series of eLearning courses - https://elearning.warninternational.com/