State of Mind Coaching & Training

Ever notice some things come in 3s.  Example, I have a single friend that waits until an attractive female looks at him 3 times before introducing himself quickly, famous deaths ominously come in 3s, there’s the comedy rule of 3. Personally, I write things down as soon as I have 3 creative thoughts/to-dos/mental notes. If I don’t, I forget the 1st two.  So much for 7 plus or minus 2, huh?

Relevant to this blog, whenever a seemingly new concept comes into my attention 3 times, often in 3 different contexts, I quickly blog about it.  Why?  Because everybody has to have a system, write? 

Example.  Today I was eavesdropping into my colleagues’ conversation.  They were discussing the irresponsibility of person A.  Person B stated that irresponsibility should not be rewarded(no new concepts here.)  But, overhearing this, I instantaneously thought of a recent conversation I had with a friend. I blurted out a metaphor that made everyone eavesdropping erupt in laughter.  That’s when I knew I had to blog about it.  This was incident number 3.

This friend and I were discussing relationship issues related to not assisting in behaviors that you don’t support, for whatever reason or intensity.  He summed it up with a metaphor I had never heard, “Don’t feed the monster.”  Don’t feed the monster.  Genius!  We were ROFL. 

Last but not least, the 1st time I really assimilated the principle of rewarding wanted behavior and ignoring bad behavior was in reading Don’t Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor. It’s a classic, already, in my mind.  (The pun is intended)

So, read it, heard it, spoke it, BAM, gotta write about it!Photo Credit: Kaptain Kobold