BraveHearts & UrbanKnights...I arrive today perplexed
and with lots of questions.
The key to being emotionally-intelligent is to be aware of
my emotions – in the very moment – right?
And you know there’s no secret to the way I feel about our present, trendy-social-norm
with regards to technology vs. mankind. ...Inside the techno realms when there’s
an overload of data, more-than-likely to remedy such a thing is some form of ‘data’
dump...right? Ok, well inside human(ness);
when there’s an emotional-overload...most definitely there’s some form of ‘emotional’
dump.
So here’s where I AM @-this-very-moment...I AM damn cranky! And today I choose not to hold on to it...I’m
dump’n it.
I woke up this morning with the urge to dig-deeper. And concluding my 5am meditation-session...the
lasting thought was...things are not
always as it appears...how it’s perceived may not be how it actually ‘is’...use
your drive to invite those you influence to seek below the surface. ...Then a flood of questions came-thru...Why
is our social-perception knee-deep in the backwards-ass notion ‘guilty until
proven innocent’???...and why is the TRUTH so-damn hard to find???....and why are
folk slow to seek it???...or-better-yet, work against it??...why are we SO
quick to judge that which we know VERY-little about and/or too lazy to
investigate to know better???...why are we not better with whom we choose to
listen to...build/live with...romance/sleep with???
As we move into our Winter-learning-cycle, I will be
periodically posing these questions during our conversations. I hope these questions gain good momentum of
curiosity and grow as we question-&-seek.
Lastly...by being professionally-groomed during the mid-90s;
within non-profit, member-services/call center-management...my entire existence
depended on my capabilities to greet my
Members. My corresponding techniques was
a meticulous skill-set...and the absence of certain communication etiquette,
basic human manners/courtesy and polite-charisma was a freak’n deal-breaker! Nonprofit Executives are big on proper correspondence.
And we damn-sure didn’t give folk the brush-off or deliberately leave their
inquiry unnoticed. ...Back then, inside just
about every nonprofit I’ve ever worked for was a member-services department of ‘all-star-staffers’
that pride themselves with the character and do-ability to flawlessly
communicate...{verbal and written}...and our greeting was everything; it set
the tone for productivity. And bottom-line...NOT to-do-so could very well put you
on the path to crash-&-burn.
...So why {o’why} is this no longer a priority among the
professionals and business-entities???? I’ve
been watching this go down-hill over the past four years. How is it that a {virtual} initiation to
offer some kind of ‘deal’ begins with such generic b/s?? ...O’well...I guess the days of acknowledging
the prospect; or extending proper greeting is over. ...And since I’m the humanitarian, rebellious-type...I
don’t think I’m going down without a fight!
I’m going to begin asking all that strike me as a {virtual/telephone} customer-service-slacker...
‘Would you walk up to me in the {real} and just begin pitching...without proper
greeting???’...And I’m itching to witness their reaction. Because ...Hell no!...surely they would
not! Mannnnn!...I’m really starting not to
like hanging out in the virtual-realms.
Seems like folk are slowly, but surely losing their freak’n
manners!
Whew!...ok I digress.
I feel much better now. Thanks
for allowing me to unload. So, I’m going
to conclude now...but before I do...I leave this invitation for you to ponder. Being emotionally-intelligent encompasses
your ability to meet&greet properly.
Those that you mentor, be genuinely thrilled when greeting them. ...Investigate and help them seek their Truth. Uphold on their behalf {especially if you’re
unfamiliar with the entire Story}. And
please {please} don’t judge...things are hardly ever what they initially appear
to-be. Because surely the only way we’re
going to become a positive catalyst of change is by be neutral, open and fluid.
TTFN!!...Oh!...and thanks for doing your part with pump’n
the grapevine with the news about our Mentor-Leader RoundTable-&-Mixer in
January. Here’s the reservation link
{for easier access}.... https://dcu-roundtables.eventbrite.com
~Coach T
