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Don't Drag a Dead Horse

Guest post by: Dia Sutton

Article Overview: In "Transitions, Making Sense of Life's Changes" by William Bridges, the transitions of life have three distinct stages (Endings, Neutral Zone and Beginnings). Bridges states we have a life time of transitions. However, it is very important to understand that before you can begin a new phase of your life, you must end the old phase. An ending is actually the first phase of the transition process and a precondition of self renewal. You must end before you can begin. Many times the endings are ones dealing with past experiences and thoughts. So don't drag a dead horse through the desert.

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Don't let the past control your future. Remember this "Don't drag a dead horse through the desert." The burden will kill you - your spirit. The dead horse represents past experiences - which may incorporate the demons that haught you - your anger - your fears. The desert is part of your life journey. If you drag your fears, your anger, your negative past experinces thourh your life jurney, it will destroy you.

Now some people when they realize they have a dead horse will:

My American Indian friends taught me that you take what you can from the dead horse and move on. You take the hide of the horse to sheild you from the heat of the sun during the day and keep you warm from tthe cold of the desert at night. You can take any sustenance (i.e. heart, liver) from the horse to help nuture you. In other words you take the learnings (what can keep you moving forward) from the dead horse and move on. The horse is dead. Let go. Every ending is a new beginning.

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About the Author: Dia Sutton
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Dianne Floyd Sutton is President of Sutton Enterprises, author, trainer, educator, expert witness, coach and actor. She has over twenty years of combined experience in Human Resource Development (HRD) processes, Diversity, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), and Communication training.  Sutton Enterprises (SE) is a full service human resource development organization which offers a variety of Human Resource Development (HRD)services, i.e. training, keynotes, facilitations, EEO interventions, organizational development, etc.  For more information about SE go to www.suttonenterprises.org

Dianne Sutton has the skills to create a safe learning environment where diverse participants are able to ask questions, experiment with new behaviors and development new skills. She also has the ability to present models and techniques in a straight forward, clear and humorous manner.  She started her career as a mathematics instructor in the St. Louis, Missouri Public School System while attending graduate school at Washington University. Before founding Sutton Enterprises in 1987, she held a variety of positions at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in training and employee development.

Her most recent publication is Workplace Etiquette: A Guide to Thriving and Surviving in Today’s Workplace.  In 2010 Dianne was awarded the Spencer Logan Leadership Award from the Training Officers Consortium (TOC) in Washington, DC.  This is the organization's highest honor.  For more information go to www.trainingofficers.org

Dianne is on a civility crusade as Ms. Etiquette Ms. Etiquette offers a down-to-earth, in-depth presentation peppered with real life examples and appropriate humor.  She demystifies the rules and gives insights into behaviors that increase respect, collaboration and trust in the workplace.  Check out Ask Ms. Etiquette for answers to questions about appropriate etiquette in the workplace at www.suttonenterprises.org



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