What is objective feedback? Does it really exist, or do we always have an
agenda - whether we are aware of it or not…
The early Cultural Anthropologists would
go into other cultures and describe them, their behavior, their religions, the
social systems that governed these groups - sure
that what they were seeing was exactly what was there…
Years later they began to realize that
none of these descriptions were truly objective!
The researchers' personalities, cultural
orientations, social status and life experiences were coloring what they were able to perceive!
The gift of later anthropologists was
highlighting and exposing the impact of the observer in what is 'observed'…
DANCE WITH IT! EXPERIENTIAL APPS
An
opportunity to experiment with some fun
ideas...
HAVING A HORSE IN
THE RACE…
1) Ask yourself what difference it actually
makes to you what the other person chooses
to do.
2) What would happen to you, and how would you feel,
if they don't listen to you?
3) How about if they do listen?
We often create
tension for ourselves with our hidden agendas, which can lead us to push others. If we understand what's behind it - for us -
we can more easily deal with the situation.
What does it mean to have a horse in the
race? It means that we have a personal
need for compliance - to win...
Two more fun ways to join our Human Dance party:
(check
out the SHOP page for meditation audio clips!)
