Observation is underrated, undervalued, under stressed, and misunderstood.
The power of observation is key to any success.
Most people do not simply observe. They judge and evaluate. That's where they get lost.
Observation is really seeing without malice. It is allowing yourself to be in the presence of and receive information. That information, the feeling of the emotion in the room, the noticing of conversations going on, gives you a kind of power, clarity, and freedom to respond.
So, learn to pay attention. Pay attention to the people around you, to what is being said, what is not being said. Just pay attention.
Tres cool. Thanks for the reminder, Brie. This is definitely a training area for me.
ReplyDeleteTo bounce off of your thought... I just came back from Mongolia where I was observing everything like it was new (which it was to me) then came back to MN and saw few things as new (which is not actually true). It's an art. And life is so much more exciting with the observation switch on!
Awesome! You are so right, going to someplace new, different, or even strange, gives our mind a chance to come home with new eyes.
ReplyDeleteThen just pay attention to what is not being said, what is not being dealt with, and your, for lack of a better word, power expands.
I do not mean force, or control, just power. Like allowing a butterfly to rest in your open hand. that kind of power.