Comments on: Is the Story You are Telling Yourself Helpful? http://www.missionmindedmanagement.com/is-the-story-you-are-telling-yourself-helpful Equipping Managers via Requisite Organization Systems Design. Talent Management, Leadership, Organization Design. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:30:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Michelle Malay Carter http://www.missionmindedmanagement.com/is-the-story-you-are-telling-yourself-helpful/comment-page-1#comment-3040 Michelle Malay Carter Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:36:41 +0000 http://www.missionmindedmanagement.com/?p=582#comment-3040 Hi Alicia, Thanks for your perspective. I suspect your great attitude contributes greatly to your athletic success as well. Regards, Michelle Hi Alicia,

Thanks for your perspective. I suspect your great attitude contributes greatly to your athletic success as well.

Regards,

Michelle

]]> By: Alicia Parr http://www.missionmindedmanagement.com/is-the-story-you-are-telling-yourself-helpful/comment-page-1#comment-3039 Alicia Parr Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:36:30 +0000 http://www.missionmindedmanagement.com/?p=582#comment-3039 I am gluten and dairy intolerant and have a host of other chemical sensitivities. Yeah, it was a pain nailing down what I could and couldn't eat when I first recognized the cause of my problems, but do you know how easy it is to avoid the dangers of Christmas and Easter sweets? Simple. A big help to behavior change is to have near immediate consequences to a non-desired action. For most people, the consequences for food choices are delayed and garbled by other variables. For me, it's clear. Similar to your friend's attitude, I've always believed my body is just rejecting the things that are harmful in an obvious way instead of through long term, hidden effects. So, to your main point, yeah, it's better not to waste energy wishing you could change the unchangable. To your subtext message-- no matter what your obstacles and how difficult (impossible) they seem to yourself and others-- there's always a way to deal and find the silver lining. Do you know how often I hear, "I could never..."? Yes, you could, I reply. I am gluten and dairy intolerant and have a host of other chemical sensitivities. Yeah, it was a pain nailing down what I could and couldn’t eat when I first recognized the cause of my problems, but do you know how easy it is to avoid the dangers of Christmas and Easter sweets? Simple.

A big help to behavior change is to have near immediate consequences to a non-desired action. For most people, the consequences for food choices are delayed and garbled by other variables. For me, it’s clear. Similar to your friend’s attitude, I’ve always believed my body is just rejecting the things that are harmful in an obvious way instead of through long term, hidden effects.

So, to your main point, yeah, it’s better not to waste energy wishing you could change the unchangable. To your subtext message– no matter what your obstacles and how difficult (impossible) they seem to yourself and others– there’s always a way to deal and find the silver lining. Do you know how often I hear, “I could never…”? Yes, you could, I reply.

]]> By: Michelle Malay Carter http://www.missionmindedmanagement.com/is-the-story-you-are-telling-yourself-helpful/comment-page-1#comment-3038 Michelle Malay Carter Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:09:09 +0000 http://www.missionmindedmanagement.com/?p=582#comment-3038 Hi Eric, Hope all is well with you. Tweet away. Michelle Hi Eric,

Hope all is well with you. Tweet away.

Michelle

]]> By: Eric Pennington http://www.missionmindedmanagement.com/is-the-story-you-are-telling-yourself-helpful/comment-page-1#comment-3037 Eric Pennington Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:30:32 +0000 http://www.missionmindedmanagement.com/?p=582#comment-3037 Michelle-how true, how true...I passed this onto my Twitter universe as well. Michelle-how true, how true…I passed this onto my Twitter universe as well.

]]> By: Michelle Malay Carter http://www.missionmindedmanagement.com/is-the-story-you-are-telling-yourself-helpful/comment-page-1#comment-3035 Michelle Malay Carter Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:14:44 +0000 http://www.missionmindedmanagement.com/?p=582#comment-3035 Hi Jim, Thanks for stopping by and for your comment. I'm telling myself positive stories about it! Regards, Michelle Hi Jim,

Thanks for stopping by and for your comment. I’m telling myself positive stories about it!

Regards,

Michelle

]]> By: Jim http://www.missionmindedmanagement.com/is-the-story-you-are-telling-yourself-helpful/comment-page-1#comment-3031 Jim Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:16:14 +0000 http://www.missionmindedmanagement.com/?p=582#comment-3031 WOW, that is very profound and true. Great lesson in life. We create the meaning in everything. We certainly need to reminded of this often. Thanks. WOW, that is very profound and true.

Great lesson in life. We create the meaning in everything.

We certainly need to reminded of this often. Thanks.

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