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Saturday, 19 November 2011

Task 2d: Inquiry


Common themes and possible lines of enquiry to take forward from my Blog and reflective journal.

I found so many of the points that came out of my review interesting. I asked myself the questions which were suggested in the Module handbook:
What in my industry do I Love or what makes me Excited, Sad, Angry, Confused.

This is what came out, although it may look a lot it has been condensed already.

Excited:
Finding my own voice
My new daily planner
Being the front runner or trend setter

Love:
Helping others and the idea of teaching others to better learn yourself
The Beliefs that people hold true
The “Another point of View” writing style

Angry:
Being told what I can/can’t do, being limited by people/situations

Sad:
That I still let thinking/over analysing get in the way of doing
That I’m still making the same mistakes as last year
Not always being honest with my feelings/self

Confused:
Why I think that being busier is better, Quantity over Quality?
What makes me push so hard/discontented?
Why do people self sabotage?
Why do I have Academic writing issues?
What do I want? What would I regret not having done if I died?
Why do people link self worth with failure/success, why are mistakes bad to some, not others?
Why am I resistant to change/close minded, why must I have all answers before I start things?
Why am I all questions and no answers, What does this mean, How can I use it?
Living in the now compared with planning for the future and controlling your present?



From this I have a leaning towards:
Finding my own voice – Who will listen, What do I want to say, How will I use it?

My new daily planner – How it developed, how it works, how to improve it, if it works for others.

Why do people think that busier is better - busy fools as the expression goes, rather than productive.

Why are some people more affected by failure and why does failure/ success define some people and not others.

Living in the now compared with planning for the future and controlling your present? – The balance of these I have wrestled with all my life.

The people who inspire me/I admire in these arenas are:

Anthony Robbins – Life coach and international motivational speaker

Richard Branson  - Entrepreneur and visionary

Simon Zutshi - property expert and friend

Ekhart Tolle – Author of “The power of now”

Oprah Winfrey - business woman and talk show host

I hope to find other people who inspire as I explore these fields further.


Let me know if you are interested in any of the topics I have mentioned above or any of the material you see/hear on the above links. I would love to know if you like any of it.

Stay safe – Phil


2 comments:

  1. Why do people self sabotage?- Totally agree with you! I asked (in my notes) Why do other people sabotage you?? I'll check out your links tomorrow. Thanks Phil!

    Ps. I thought you might like to order some cupcakes as mini gifts for your guests(in case the cake runs out). I have a friend who does them.

    http://www.delightsbycynthia.co.uk/cake.aspx?id=3&p= (just a suggestion, there are more available)

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  2. Hi Phil,
    I was wondering if you could elaborate regarding your new daily planner? I have also come up with some strategies around my daily planning and organising. I'm really interested to see what you have come up with?
    Sarah

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