Tag: Learning

If we left walking until we were adults…

Posted on by philipdodson

If we left learning to walk until we were adults, we’d be unable to.

Toddlers fall flat on their faces, time and time again, yet they get back upright and have another go.

Why? Because they have not spent years or decades talking themselves out of doing things and fearing falling flat on their faces.

Now, as adults, unless we’ve had too many beers, we’re unlikely to physically fall flat on our faces, but we do fall flat in so many other ways.

Instead of just getting back up again and rising strong, we shrink, we become fearful, we talk ourselves out of just doing it again, and again, and again, until we get there.

Richard Branson’s motto, another person who I am trying to learn more about, without evaluation, as I’d prejudged him, is ‘screw it, just do it’ and that is what the toddler says. Most adults say ‘screw it, I ain’t doing it’.

We have to fall over to learn, don’t stay too frightened to fall down.

If you haven’t guessed it yet from today’s and yesterday’s blog, I am talking to myself to get the f… on with things.

The final countdown…day 3

Posted on by philipdodson

The end is near, I’ve survived a conference, wow.

Was it better than expected? Yes, as I have learnt, finally, to have no expectations of others or anything that is outside of my control.

Could it be better? Well, I think the even better question is, can it be even better? It was overall a great 3 days, where I connected with existing friends, made new ones, I learnt many things about coworking and I could make my coworking business even better, and I laughed, heard great stories and made some very exciting new connections.

So how could it be even better?

Well, for me, more of the open discussion forums and topics suggested by the participants and facilitated by them.

Slightly less of the talking at us and reading slides, but that is a personal thing and I could always choose to go grab a coffee or do some work when those sessions are on.

Overall, well done to Coworking Europe and the team who put it together.

Thanks to all the great people who participated and shared their knowledge and stories.

What next? Who knows other than there will be many exciting conversations to come in the coming weeks and months that have been ignited from the connections this week here in Dublin.

Finally, as a Copass Camp veteran, I always come away with renewed energy from the collective inspiration that their camps bring, I have come away this time with an extra boost from attending the conference.

That is the value I’ve gained from attending.