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MUCH TO LEARN
… plenty to un-learn too
Thursday July 24, 2014
 
 
 
Much learning.
 
Much de-learning.
 
Each day brainwork-full from sturdy conference room chairs, along with my 85 newest friends, leisure of vacation is not here.
 
… I can see it from here!
 
Focus.
 
Easy word to say. 
 
Incredibly difficult when it is new-focus, new direction – in face of familiar time-worn habits, behaviours and conventions, dealings with everyone. 
 
Change of mindset first. Then practices.
 
What we focus on, how we stay on track to work it – possibly difficult at first, but new habits will improve many things I do. I’m expecting an energy surge, surge in successful projects and surge in new business.
 
Two days on … course, this Ninja program – people, connections made, laughs over dinner with ‘the rest of the Canadians’ capped another beautiful hot day yesterday.
 
Learning new ways to do old things – or learning for first time – collective feeling seems to be everyone feeling overwhelmed by amount we have to cover/absorb each day contrasted with simplicity of buy-in to a different way of doing many very basic things, doing them quite deliberately differently because of provable different results. 
 
Seems there are two ways to not-improve – to not believe it, or to not practice it. 
 
As one of the older dogs in this hunt, I’m pleasantly surprised a number of things I already do are quite aligned with this program. 
 
Some are basics I’ve gotten out of the habit of doing . . . 
 
Some are radical departures from ‘normal practice’ I’ve become habituated …
 
Some are new learnings altogether. 
 
Re-training someone’s brain seems an insurmountable task. 
 
Re-training my own is even more daunting.
 
Persuasive.
 
Powerful.
 
Poignant.
 
Positively provocative pathway …

 

Mark Kolke
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column written/ published from Fort Collins, Colorado
 
morning walk: 17C/62F, beautiful morning – Gusta would love the rabbit street I walked down this morning (I counted 5) where I’m sure the odors would have thrilled her. Amazing what a change of scenery does for my energy level …
 
 
Reader feedback / comments always welcome: 
 
TSW
Glad you are enjoying the kool-aid!, CM, Calgary, AB
 
That’s pretty exciting Mark! I look forward to your report when you return, Hugs, LG, Calgary, AB

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