“If it costs you your peace, it is too expensive.” – TobyMac
People often interpret this as they need calm and chaos-free. Now consider this definition:
“Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of these things and still be calm in your heart.” -Author unknown
Translating this into well-being talk… things cost us our peace when we think they are out of control. And we talk to ourselves in a way that the world happens to us and things are permanent, pervasive and personal. If events are temporary and we respond to them the best we can, we are more likely to have peace. (pessimism vs optimism, check out the optimism books by Martin Seligman PhD)
People who use that optimistic, strengths-based approach are more intrinisically motivated, more engaged and appear more competent. Doesn’t mean they are trying less hard. The cool thing is that we can learn to switch our style to this approach. (It’s fun work with my clients and leadership teams!).
Plus maybe it gives us a little peace to change the focus, to marshall our energies and to attempt challenging things. Enjoy the journey!
-Dr. Joe
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