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Today, I was reflecting upon the Third Step of the Faremouth Method, Step Out of Your Comfort Zone. With all the changes going on in our lives and especially in the New Work World, I am reminded of the famous quote by Wayne Dyer, \u201cIf you change the way you look at things, things you look at change.\u201d\u00a0 He was so right.\u00a0 When you change the way you see the world, when your intentions are positive and powerful, when you search for the good in a situation, then you can transform your life into the amazing journey and adventure it was designed to be.\u00a0 Even in a time in history when a pandemic is among us, we can change our mindset. For a split second, I thought to myself, can we really do this.\u00a0 Am I being delusional or in some type of imaginary \u201cLa-La-Land\u201d that really doesn\u2019t exist at the present time?<\/p>\n
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Being a very \u201cpragmatic\u201d individual, as someone recently described me, this process of Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone and changing my own mindset isn\u2019t really an easy process. Could I be trying to make Fiction out of Reality?\u00a0 But then a big smile came to my face as I remembered my loving father\u2019s wise counsel when he would insinuate the power of perception and imagination to create the reality you want.\u00a0 He would often say, \u201cIf you keep telling yourself you can\u2019t achieve this or that, you won\u2019t.\u00a0 If you put your mind to it, you can achieve whatever it is you want in life, Mary Ann.\u201d\u00a0 I have never forgotten his wise words.<\/p>\n
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I think even Henry Ford said, \u201cIf you think you can or can\u2019t, you are right.\u201d The idea of becoming aware of the subjectivity of our perceptions is an admittedly abstract one, the likes of which are considered philosophy and science fiction.\u00a0 However, human perceptions and their ramifications are very real and potentially life-changing.\u00a0 Research shows that people may hold an unconscious bias against creativity because it represents uncertainty unless they are able to perceive that uncertainty in a positive light.<\/p>\n
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\u201cConsider the role perception plays in helping patients improve in ailments ranging from pain and depression to Parkinson\u2019s disease through the phenomenon known as the placebo effect.\u00a0 Though the placebo effect remains largely shrouded in mystery, researchers attribute some aspects of the placebo response to active mechanisms in the brain that can influence bodily processes such as the immune response and release of hormones.\u201d (Amanda Enayati)<\/p>\n
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We read so much these days about a \u201cchanging mindset\u201d and I think it\u2019s critical for our own sanity that we do change our way of thinking.\u00a0 We must change our perception because when we do the gates of our mind can open to innovation and transformation.\u00a0 Our minds are much more powerful than we think and we often don\u2019t give them enough credit. We can create a positive environment by focusing upon positive thoughts and affirmations.\u00a0 We are what we think.<\/p>\n
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How might we harness the power of perception to live more deliberate lives and perhaps even recast the most challenging situations,\u00a0like this pandemic, and the effects of it in the New Work World that we find ourselves living in?<\/p>\n
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A method we might consider during these changing cycles might consist of three words:<\/p>\n
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REVIEW<\/strong> \u2013 Do a thorough review of where you have been in your career and what is reasonably available to you now.\u00a0 Believe in yourself and that you have what it takes to navigate rough waters. Research your current options and do what is necessary to establish a plan of action.\u00a0 If you need to take more online classes to become more familiar with the digital world, do it.\u00a0 If you need to take a bit of a pay cut, for now, to put food on the table, evaluate what there is in your current lifestyle you can do without.\u00a0 It must start with YOU and the mindset that you will survive these challenging times and be able to communicate your service orientation and strong contribution to a prospective employer.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n RECONSIDER<\/strong> \u2013 Reconsider how you can refine your skillset to meet the demands of the New Work World.\u00a0 If there is more of a need for temporary or contract workers at this time, investigate the opportunities and if perhaps those jobs might eventually go permanent.\u00a0 Reconsider how you may have to take two part-time jobs to maintain your financial balance at this time and realize that this won\u2019t last forever.\u00a0 Understand that you are not stagnant.\u00a0 You are not stuck with the amount of talent or competency you were born with.\u00a0 Realize you can choose to expand your skill set with deliberate action and determination to expand and grow.\u00a0 You are the only one navigating your boat to calmer waters ahead. You will get there with the right compass and strategic plan.\u00a0 First, you have to believe in yourself and your abilities that you can do it and change your mindset to be able to get to this new destination.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n RESTART<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Don\u2019t look at this situation as an ending.\u00a0 Consider it as a new beginning to allow you to meet many interesting people along the way and contribute to your own personal growth and expanded awareness of your work world journey.\u00a0 Just because you have been, for example, a sales assistant in the oil and gas business, doesn\u2019t mean those skills are not transferable into another industry that uses the same skill set mechanics of tracking, logistics, follow-up and back-up to the sales force. It might have to be done now in more of an online\/digital way with less face-to-face interaction. The online jobs of the future will allow us to have more interface with people and cultures in different countries that might add value and enhance our understanding of the job and the world at large.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Stepping Out of Our Comfort Zone can be an opportunity for a new growth mindset and more meaning in our lives in ways we never thought possible.\u00a0 A friend of mine reminded me of the \u201cMoss Rose.\u201d In some cultures, it is considered a weed because it can take over a garden. \u00a0In other cultures, it is highly desired for its beauty and fragrance. \u00a0It really depends on the gardener\u2019s perspective.\u00a0 Let your perspective have an expanded growth mindset and step out of your comfort zone into the New Work World that might offer benefits you could only have imagined.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ruha Benjamin, Professor of Sociology at Boston University says, \u201cWhat we are fighting for is our imagination, the right to imagine a life and relationships and a social world that are happier, less anxious, more harmonious, and more just. We are not being diligent enough or deliberate enough about culminating our imagination.\u00a0 We have to fight for our ability to imagine the world we want.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Covid-19 has already dramatically changed the way many jobs are done and employers are now planning how best to extract benefits from those changes as they prepare for business after the pandemic subsides.\u00a0 Greater digitization and automation, along with more demand for independent contractors, increases reliance on remote work, and has the potential to deliver better productivity, lower costs, and enhance resilience.\u00a0 Historically, innovation has driven changes beneficial to workers and humanity at large while new workplace trends hold the promise of greater productivity that will fuel broader well-being.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We have to put forth a conscious and deliberate effort to change how we think to create our own new reality.\u00a0 We must envision that new mindset in order to create it. It has been shown that when we mentally imagine what that New Work World might look like for us we are then able to see ourselves in a much better position where we can thrive economically and personally.\u00a0 This is where we can move our own personal mountains and envision what is on the other side of this pandemic for us to become more productive and deliberate individuals in the New Work World.\u00a0 We are not limited by the challenges when we seek ways to overcome those obstacles by changing our mindset.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today, I was reflecting upon the Third Step of the Faremouth Method, Step Out of Your Comfort Zone. 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