Sunday, April 17, 2011

Surpassing the Limit.... of Others(?)

Was reading the book "The Influencer", there's a chapter on "Surpassing Your Limits", which is on "Personal Ability". It talks about managing one's will and emotion... and about "preparing for setbacks, resilience, building emotional skills, etc".

Just thinking aloud: Some human beings are just strange beings...
Some human beings like to challenge themselves, but also like to challenge others. There are always lots of questions to seek clarity to the level they feel comfortable; which however, sometimes is not necessary to reach such microlevel level (though different people of different yardsticks for clarity). Well, that's an attempt to "surpass one's limit", I guess. To strive to go beyond the current status of mindset & thinking.

For such human beings, the assumption is, others also think alike, "like to challenge themselves" and hence unaware that at the 'wrong targets', they are seen as provoking others, testing others to hit their limit and sending others 'to the rooftop', before these human beings start to reflect upon their action and approach that cause the damage.

So, does that mean: Surpassing one's limit sometimes might lend to challenge others to 'surpass their limits', too? Then what's the impact and implication... Hm...

How do we account for such mindsets? Ignorance to others? or Simply as a devil advocate?

Hm... what's the point for going through this "journey" when you know that you have to manage the damage subsequently? Strange, isn't it? I couldn't understand.

Saying "no one appreciate such courage to challenge" is definitely a sweeping statement.

On the other hand, I guess such strange beings probably need to exercise their "sensitivity" to the environment and their 'targets' as it's not nice to test patience (and endurance!?) of others till they start to get flare-up or upset over the situation.

An important learning point: 
  • Be Sensitive. 
  • Hold one's Points of View first. 
  • Position it (there are many ways to present a point yet without loosing its key message). 
  • Think before Act.

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