SET IN MY WAYS ?

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012
SET IN MY WAYS ?
You know I always thought I was open minded. Humble, open to new ideas. Lately I have been thinking on this a lot. Is it being open minded when you have a certain set of values and find it hard to change that thought pattern.
My mother often said to me quoting a child's book "DO IT YOURSELF SAID THE LITTLE RED HEN" and she was referring to not expecting someone else to do a job you were fussy about. Consequently I have found that this is one of the motto's of my life. I don't expect someone else to do a job that I feel needs doing right. Or someone else to do a job that I am reluctant to do myself. So my confusion comes into play when I am tying to lead someone else to take up a task that I know can be hard to do or where there is no motivation ,no instant gratification.In the end it is better to do it yourself.
Thinking back I probably spoiled my kids rotten because after asking them to do something a few times it always felt quicker to do it myself. Hmmm or should I have said better? I find it hard to motivate people in general, I would prefer to show them by example.Is this so wrong? I think I will have to work on my speaking skills in order to get my point across better,maybe then I will have a stronger argument !
Sifu Linda Shipalesky
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