At one point in my career I was really struggling. The investment calls I had made weren't very successful and somehow I had fallen out of favor with some of the important people in my company. I got many signals to leave, but somehow my determination and willpower was so strong that I stuck it out. The old guard started leaving and the new people in power had more appreciation for my style and as the years went by my career started to take off.
The other day I met one of the retired people in charge and realized that this meeting took place after the symbolic seven years. I was curious whether the psychological wounds had healed, but soon enough found out that they hadn't. Somehow as I was sitting in this meeting, I suddenly had that the vision that this person just represented my own judgment. I had the hunch that if I only managed to overcome my insecurities and my anger, we either would never meet again or manage to make up.
I think this is an experiment that you can run for yourself. Take a conflict-ridden relationship and remind yourself about all the good points this person has and then forgive both of you for all the mistakes that happened and be ready for a new start. My hunch is that you will meet a changed person in your next meeting.Try it, what do you have to lose?
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