Yup! You know what those are!
They are the only way some of us get through life sometimes!
We have a skewed sense of reality because of something that happened years ago.
We didn't get picked for dodgeball or we were called on to answer a question that we did not know the answer to.
We shelve that feeling, and when we are faced with a situation that stirs that emotion, we go right back to feeling inadequate. What I find worse still is being afraid to ask questions to work through the "why".
For example:
In Real Estate: "I wasn't prepared for the listing presentation. Next time, I had better get my ducks in a row", becomes "I didn't get the listing because I'm too tall" (or too short, or too old or too whatever).
Want to know how to work through that? It's going to take some ACTIVE PARTICIPATION on your part!
1. Expose and Challenge Assumptions. Every problem — no matter how apparently simple it may be — comes with a long list of assumptions attached. Many of these assumptions may be inaccurate and could make your problem statement inadequate or even misguided.
o The first step to get rid of bad assumptions is to make them explicit.
Write a list and expose as many assumptions as you can — especially those that may seem the most obvious and ‘untouchable’. That, in itself, brings more clarity to the problem at hand. Essentially, you need to learn how to think like a philosopher.
o But go further and test each assumption for validity: think in ways that they might not be valid and their consequences. What you will find may surprise you: that many of those bad assumptions are self-imposed — with just a bit of scrutiny you are able to safely drop them. Read up on How to Be a Skeptic. http://www.wikihow.com/Be-a-Skeptic
o For example, suppose you’re about to enter the restaurant business. One of your assumptions might be ‘restaurants have a menu’. While such an assumption may seem true at first, try challenging it and maybe you’ll find some very interesting business models (such as one restaurant in which customers bring dish ideas for the chef to cook, for example).
Thought it was going to be easy?
Nope! Not here!
Changing patterns is a full time job! But with CONSISTANCY, you can conquer the world!
Would you like to learn HOW Seven Gables can assist you in working forward with a new mindset?
Call me!
Sing with me now!
On the Second day of Real Estate, Amanda gave to me...the abililty to live assumption free!
Amanda Wernick
Career Development Manger
Seven Gables Real Estate
714-837-7753
amandaw@sevengables.com
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