Helping others become even better versions of themselves
We are always told that we do our best when we are fresh and full of energy, perhaps after a good night’s sleep.
However, in some ways, we can be our most creative when we are tired, when we do not have the energy and when something simply has to be done.
We strip away all the time wasting and somehow our brains come up with imaginative solutions to challenges we face.
When we are tired we can be our best too.
Sometimes as humans we need to discuss awkward and uncomfortable things.
We can choose to head to Netflix or pretend they are not there, but that is ducking out of our responsibility to our fellow humans and is letting ourselves down too.
We all form the world that we live in and that means that each and every one of us needs to be part of the dialogue.
There is a great Facebook Live with Brene Brown, whose work I am a great fan of, and she is discussing the very touchy subject of race and it is well worth a 20-minute watch – click here. This clearly demonstrates the point and she puts it with greater depth and eloquence.
We need to discuss, not hate or criticise, difficult topics, as that is the only way to move forward as a human race. We’ve tried the authoritarian and hate approach and it has been a miserable failure so far.
Next time there is a challenging and uncomfortable thing to discuss, we need to step up and get involved, why wouldn’t you?
Philip Dodson 