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Serious self improvement question
Posted on 7/16/16 at 11:00 am
Posted on 7/16/16 at 11:00 am
What behaviors would you need to change in order to raise your game as a:
Husband
Father
Employee
Friend
Husband
Father
Employee
Friend
Posted on 7/16/16 at 11:09 am to DEG
Start here - one book will be a big help to all 4 on your list.
Its a great read and a great start. Almost 80 years old but still spot on.
How to win friends and influence people.
Its a great read and a great start. Almost 80 years old but still spot on.
How to win friends and influence people.
Posted on 7/16/16 at 11:10 am to DEG
Change perspective, your behaviors will fall in line
Posted on 7/16/16 at 11:28 am to DEG
Dick length if you weren't already me, which I am so I am good
Posted on 7/16/16 at 11:33 am to DEG
I have no wife.
I have no children.
I have no friends.
I guess just employee? I work late but get in late. Maybe get there earlier?
I have no children.
I have no friends.
I guess just employee? I work late but get in late. Maybe get there earlier?
This post was edited on 7/16/16 at 11:34 am
Posted on 7/16/16 at 11:39 am to DEG
What are your beliefs on God?
Not wanting to sound "preachy" by any means, but further examining and pursuing your faith could possibly lead to improvement in all the roles you mentioned.
Not wanting to sound "preachy" by any means, but further examining and pursuing your faith could possibly lead to improvement in all the roles you mentioned.
Posted on 7/16/16 at 11:45 am to DEG
quote:
Husband - Dying to myself before dying to my spouse (emotionally/spiritually/Wants and needs)
Father- patience and understanding. it is tough with a defiant little girl
Employee- selflessness- working in sales demands competitiveness, but giving the sale away to save a relationship would go a long way in advancement and happiness
Friend- thoughtfulness/ willingness to go out of my way to help those in need
Posted on 7/16/16 at 11:47 am to DEG
There isn't a one size fits all answer. It depends on you entirely.
Posted on 7/16/16 at 11:49 am to DEG
Not behaviors per se, but being more grateful and sincere.
Posted on 7/16/16 at 11:54 am to DEG
quote:
What behaviors would you need to change in order to raise your game as a:
Husband - Stop paying tranny hookers for handjobs
Father - Show up to their little league games
Employee - Voluntary quit since everyone hates you
Friend - Stop pretending you have them
Posted on 7/16/16 at 11:56 am to DEG
For me, a big change I needed to make (a lesson I only learned via a failed marriage) is that I had to set the boundaries in my relationships better. It's tough to make those changes in existing relationships, but you have to make sure that people understand what you're okay with and what you're not okay with as far as how they treat you, and in your relationship with kids or underlings at work, what you're okay with in terms of how they behave. If you don't make consequences happen when people exceed their boundaries with you, they will always walk over you to the extent that you allow.
It's weird to think of this as self improvement but it has made a huge difference in my life.
If anything else I would say that for me and my (2nd) wife, I had to learn to trust her because I was projecting behaviors on her that I had carried over from my first marriage.
Me and my dog (1.5yrs old) and me and my kid (he's a newborn): patience patience patience. You are the adult, so don't get frustrated when they don't get something right away. They need time to grow and learn and you will be rewarded later if you keep your cool and stay consistent with them.
It's weird to think of this as self improvement but it has made a huge difference in my life.
If anything else I would say that for me and my (2nd) wife, I had to learn to trust her because I was projecting behaviors on her that I had carried over from my first marriage.
Me and my dog (1.5yrs old) and me and my kid (he's a newborn): patience patience patience. You are the adult, so don't get frustrated when they don't get something right away. They need time to grow and learn and you will be rewarded later if you keep your cool and stay consistent with them.
Posted on 7/16/16 at 12:22 pm to DEG
Attitude is everything. Perspective is another big part. It took my dad dying for me to change my perspective on life. Everyday is a gift and should be treated as such. And always tell the people you love, that you love them.
Posted on 7/16/16 at 12:30 pm to DEG
Husband - Empathy
Father - Patience
Employee - Fight complacency
Friend- Availability
Father - Patience
Employee - Fight complacency
Friend- Availability
Posted on 7/16/16 at 12:43 pm to DEG
I would have to like people more
Posted on 7/16/16 at 2:21 pm to DEG
quote:
Serious self improvement question
What behaviors would you need to change in order to raise your game as a: Husband, Father, Employee, Friend
Specific behaviors depend on you. One man might need to stop being so married to his job and be more engaged and attentive when with his wife, children & friends. Another may need to be more assertive and not coddle those around him. So, the first thing you need to do is list what you think you do well, what you think you don't do so well and lay out priorities of the most important thing you need to change.
Next, you need to be willing to give something up. This is the part that causes people to fail to change. People generally expect they'll be able to change something in their lives and on the back end they'll still be themselves... only better. But it doesn't work that way. How could you, for instance, become a faithful husband if you insist on dating other women as you did as a young man... This is an extreme example, but there is a principle at play here.
Your day is completely filled with routines and behaviors that serve a purpose (mostly to your ego). Even bad habits satisfy your ego in some way. Whatever you decide you want to change is going to find resistance in a pre-existing habit or behavior that will have to die to make room for the new behavior you want. The old behavior will fight because it's self-serving to your ego... or, the part of the ego it serves will seek to re-assert itself in another way. This is the condition that Rover Range is pointing to when he says he suggests improving as a husband by "dying to myself before dying to my spouse". You cannot serve two masters, and if you aren't willing to root out the behaviors and the part of the ego behind behaviors at odds with the change you want to make, you won't succeed. Or, you'll only superficially succeed, but will end up having a hidden side, like the politician or pastor who rails against sin, then hires prostitutes. To succeed you must be willing to kill some parts of yourself and understand that the result is you're not quite going to be the same person you were before.
There's an old Zen story (I think there's numerous versions) in which a professor visits some master in order to learn. Upon meeting, the master pours tea for his visitor. The cup fills, then overflows; yet the master continues pouring tea into the cup, which continues to spill all over the table. Finally, the guest can't stand it and exclaims, "Stop! The cup is full. No more will go in!". The master replies, "Like this cup, you are full of your own opinions. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?" ... In Christian parlance, consider Jesus' parable of the sower... the Zen story is like the seed sown on stony ground, which might sprout quickly but cannot grow roots and dies. In other words, if you want to change (however big or small that change may be), you have to empty your cup; you have to uproot and kill that part of you (in ego) that would prevent the change you desire from taking root. Only then can you internally change.
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