Joseph... there must be something in the air this week--the concept of left-brain/right-brain balance (battle?) has come up in several conversations with both colleagues and coaching clients this week. I keep hearing a theme (and feeling it in myself) of wanting for "space" but instead continuing to fill up our schedules with "to do's" and action items. Lots of "moving".... but in what direction?
Spiritual contemplatives from various disciplines teach that it is not enough to spend one's life only in contemplation and not do work in the world, nor is it valuable to only do work and not have contemplated
why we work.
Joseph, you recommend a book and describe it as exploring "economy of space and quality of thinking".... wow. Sounds like a perfect read for this exploration. Earlier this week I listened to your interview on Y
our Brand Radio (a VERY compelling interview--I got two pages of ideas/notes from it!) and one of your main points was how important it is to "unpack" a story and get to the gist of it.
It feels like the gist of this exploration is--what is the juicy nugget at the base of each of our heart's that fuels our actions and engages our powerful brains to make it happen? And how do we cultivate the time/space to continue to uncover/shine that juicy nugget? I guess that's for each of us to figure out what that means to us, but it sure feels like a valuable exploration.
Thanks for the book recommendation.