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The Perception Principle Powers Positivism

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Article Overview: Once upon a time, a potential client informed me: ‘Although you are, probably, the most suitable for this job, our senior management would prefer somebody older.’ I was shocked! I was denied the opportunity because of my youth.

The Perception Principle Powers Positivism

Once upon a time, a potential client informed me: ‘Although you are, probably, the most suitable for this job, our senior management would prefer somebody older.’

I was shocked! I was denied the opportunity because of my youth. A few days ago on Facebook, my friend remarked about my abundance of grey hair when he saw a few of my racing shots. It seems, that years after that incident, that my Richard Gere head-of-karmic-returns has received more positive feedback. In turn, I have been accepted for the physical imperfection I possess. Perception is a form of reality. And, reality is both within and without.

If the silver population reflects wisdom, and we value it in our communities, then we should continue to hire skillful and capable staff. If tacit wisdom and experience matter, then we can farm it, and grow its potential. Download your best minds before they retire; engage them on projects as coaches and mentors. Collect war stories as anecdotal forms of best practices, document and analyse these case studies, and share it with the new generation of staff.

However, aging without learning may not translate directly into experience. You can only go so far to promote somebody to ‘Senior’ before they turn ‘Senile’.

Watching my older friends excel in their choice of sports and pastime makes me pleased. It motivates me, and I am stoked by it. I enjoy watching their progress. It is, as if, aging is regressed. They do get better with age. In sports, there will be days where we succeed in besting our times, and there are other days where we miss the mark. As Bill Bowerman of Oregon/NIKE used to say: ‘The real purpose of running isn’t about winning a race. It is to test the limits of the human heart.’

Positive words influence the mind in positive ways. We know from our experience that encouragement can go a long way with a child and adult. We live for recognition, however small it is. Words can kill. Words can heal.

If anyone says ‘Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words cannot hurt me’, has probably not received a bad performance appraisal before! Stay positive, and be positive around others.

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