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Change is difficult…
or not.
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It’s difficult… or not
Sometimes
the biggest thing standing in our way is not an external barrier, but
our assumptions and beliefs about that thing we’re considering doing.
This
week’s practice is therefore all about the assumption that “it’s hard.”
We hear those words all the time - about changing habits and changing
systems, about improving communities or our own lives.
In this short video, members of Creating the Future’s faculty talk about getting past that mental barrier. Watch that video here…
What if it isn’t really hard at all?
What if that is just a story we’re telling ourselves?
And if that’s the case, what would it take to move from CAN’T to CAN?
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Write
down something you have been wanting to do, that you’ve avoided or put
aside because you believe it’s going to be difficult.
It could
be a home improvement project or perhaps getting in better physical
shape. It could be learning to do something new – perhaps a new
language, or learning to meditate.
Or it could be changing a whole system at work or in your community.
Whatever it is, use the questions in the video to get to the heart of why you think it will be hard, and to rethink… - What’s hard about it? What part of it will be difficult?And is that really difficult, or will it just take work?
- What
are you defining as “hard”? Is it that you’re missing information, or
that you’ve never done it before? Or perhaps that it will be a lot of
work? When you say, “It’s hard,” what are you really saying?
- What would it really take for that project to come alive?
“It’s
difficult” is a story we tell ourselves about reality. The more you can
unpack what you are really feeling when you say, “That will be
difficult,” the more effective you will be at creating results in your
life and your work. That link between your assumptions and your actions
is what makes Catalytic Thinking so catalytic – small changes creating huge results. |
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Want to learn alongside other people who are also trying out Catalytic Thinking practices? Join us at the Catalytic Thinking in Action community on Facebook -
a welcoming place where you can ask questions and learn from people
like you who are experimenting with these practices. We look forward to
seeing you there!
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eJournal Archives:
If you’re new to our eJournal, or just want to remind yourself of past practice exercises we’ve shared, check out our eJournal archives here.
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Creating
the
Future
is a
collection of
people around
the world,
supporting
each other in
a grand
experiment.
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The
experiment:
To
determine how
much better
the world
could be if
the questions
we ask in our
day to day
lives are
bringing out
the best in
each other.
If
everyone,
everywhere, is
bringing out
the best in
every person
they encounter
– and if the
systems that
guide our
behaviors are
built to bring
out the best
in all of us -
how much
closer will we
all be to a
healthy,
humane world
that works for
all of us?
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