In my other blog Turn Your Business Upside Down I was exploring what businesses can do to make a difference to the way they operate. In this blog, I wish to take that further and make it more personal. How can I change my own world and in turn personally make a difference in the world. By setting the intention to think from a different state can make a profound change to those around you, the connections and interactions you make, and how people respond to you. At a deeper level you will notice your world slowly changing and moving more towards a Being state, rather than totally in the Doing state.
You could ask yourself, “Which column would I like to have more of in my life?
What can be observed in a Doing and Being world (not always, and not all extremes, of course)
| DOING | BEING | |
| Take all we can, give little | Planet, natural resources | Respect, replace, regard, care |
| Blame, victim, slave, fear | Culture | Owning, freedom, choice, love, accountable |
| Few eat, many starving | Food | Everyone eats |
| Cure or fix the problem | Healthcare focus | Understanding and prevention |
| Rising debt, loans with interest | Financial | Fair exchange of energy |
| Rich get richer, poor get poorer | Economy | Greater equality and fairness |
| Told what to think | Education | Shown how to think for ourselves |
| Control, wait for orders do as you are told | What to do? | Do what is right, what is needed |
| Only from rulers, who take the glory | Ideas | Valued from everyone, acknowledged |
| Knowledge based answers | Solutions | Wisdom based solutions |
| Short term | Timescales | Long term, for my children’s children’s…. |
| Unsustainable | Longevity | Sustainable |
| Flown in, modified | Purchases | Local, home grown, free range |
| Scarcity, dog eat dog world | Outlook | Abundance, enough for all |
| Adult to Child, I’m OK, You’re not OK | Behaviour | Adult to Adult, I’m OK, You’re OK |
| Stress and burn out | Results and impact | Joy, being in the flow, expression |
| I win | Success | We all win |
| Real personality hidden by mask(s) | Personality that shows up? | Vulnerable, being ourselves |
| Suppress self | What part of self shown? | Wholehearted, bring all of self |
| Asleep, closed | State of mind | Awake, open |
| Play small, keep your head down | Speaking up/out | Be your whole self, express yourself |
| Separate, disconnected, just me | Connections with others | Collaboration, connected, in it together, we |
| Ego and fear based, guarded | Interactions, conversations | Respected, trusted, equals |
| Typically Win – Lose | Relationships with others | Win – Win or no deal, equality |
| Only look outside | Where are the answers? | Look inside ourselves first |
| Failure is not an option | Response to failure | Failure is encouraged, to learn and grow |
| Always running harder, never enough time | Activity | Thoughtful, balanced |
| Thinking, thoughts. head | Consciousness levels | Intuition, feelings, emotions, heart |
| Survival | Maslow focus | Self actualisation |
| Future | Conscious mindset | Present, being in the moment |
| Machine, technology | Connections | Face to face, collaborative |
| Top heavy, closed, secrets, systems | Hierarchy | Flat, open, transparent, trust, authentic |
| Head and hands | What gets used most | Heart and soul |
| Targets, results | Primary driver. focus | Enabling, engaging |
| Work, just doing a job, slaves to the system | Working feels like | Play, life, freedom and choice |
| Pile high, sell cheap | Products | Quality and of value |
| Forced obsolescence | Product lifecycle | Long lasting |
| Reactive | Decision making | Responsive |
| Self serving | Service delivered | Service to others |
