Delivering 'in-the-moment' healthcare

by Anthony Cirillo I recently attended something called the Landmark Forum, three days of self-introspection. The net-net: Things in life happen. We then create a story around it. The story then defines our reality. And it limits our possibilities. See, we all show up at work with baggage. We have stories of why things are the way they are and they affect all aspects of human relationships. In his Marketing Profs article, Howard Lax, Ph.D., says the memory of an experience trumps the actual experience. Context, he says, defines the parameters of our thinking and sets our expectations. That is why it is so hard to break out of context and why only a handful of visionaries can break through the boundaries and imagine and build things never before envisioned. In an ideal world, we would work on losing our story, this holding on to the past that defines our future. Instead, we would approach each situation in the moment and open to the possibilities. This being in the moment was fresh on my mind when I met my "Happiness" partners that I told you about last month. Some of you may have taken the Happiness Survey. The first principle of Happiness is "be conscious." It is quite related to being in the moment. Here is a bit more about the principle. Life is more joyous when lived consciously. This lack of awareness causes some to live in a "walking sleep" in which actions are done but feelings are absent. You may call it going through the motions. When you live conscious...
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