Exposure to New Ideas
By Dave Kahle
In order for an individual or a society to reach its potential, it must continuously grow and develop. That requires consistent, methodical exposure to new ideas. Unfortunately, many people have arrested their development by remaining within their status quo.
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We all try to make sense of the world and our lives within it by forming conclusions about the world. For example, we have probably all concluded that the sun rises in the East every morning and that our mothers love us. We assemble these conclusions gradually over time and eventually
consolidate them into a set of beliefs we call a world-view. All of this generally takes place on a sub-conscious level. Without these conclusions, we would have a very difficult time getting through every day.
We’ve formed some of these conclusions because we’ve observed them in nature. The sunrise in the East is one example. Others, particularly in the realm of politics and
religion, have generally been taught to us in our formative years. They are beliefs, as opposed to observations of natural phenomenon, and we believe them because we’ve been told to.
Beliefs
At some point in our development, we have formed beliefs about most of the important things in our lives. It’s then that our maturation process dictates that, to continue to grow, we must replace some previously held belief with a different one. For example, we may have attended a socialist-oriented university and been taught that
capitalism is evil. When we get out into the real world, we discover that it provides us with a job and opportunities, and we revise our beliefs. We’ve replaced one belief with another.
This is called growth.
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with your mailing address and “Book” in the subject line. And, human beings have the capacity to think and grow for their entire lifetime, although few actually do. What seems to happen most frequently is that people level off at some point in this process and stop
growing.
We are all familiar with the common belief that the older a person becomes, the more ‘set in his ways’ he/she becomes. In other words, the less likely they will challenge their beliefs. As a veteran sales trainer, I can personally vouch for the idea that the older salespeople are generally the most difficult to change.
But, resistance to growth doesn’t have to be an age-related phenomenon. We all know people who have arrested in their development somewhere along the line. This can happen to a 20-something as easily as to a 60- something.
Arrested development…
It’s unfortunate for the individual. It robs them of a fuller and more complete life, of enriching discoveries and relationships, and often of economic enhancement.
In other words, when someone stops growing, they stop expanding their spheres of relationships and become limited to the group of folks they have known. They often
plateau at an economic level, as they no longer learn new job skills or seek new opportunities. The boundaries around their lives become rigid, and they fence themselves into...[Click Here To Read The Entire Article Online] If you would like to unsubscribe to this Ezine only, Click Here
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