30th May 2011- After a week of eventful activities we were the first group of few people who were exposed to what we all are here at SOIL for. We had started on the path of discovering ourselves and to make something out of ourselves. Each one of us aspires to become a leader; not just any leader but an inspired leader. The association of the word ‘inspired’ makes a mighty big difference. That was the day when we were asked 3 intriguing questions by Anil Sir as the first step to self discovery.
· People who matter to you the most?
· What are the needs that you are moved to share for the people who matter to you?
· How would you meet with the above stated needs?
Self discovery being the single most important in the event of becoming an inspired leader, it was important that we have clarity in our thoughts and action to realize what we want, where we are and what we must do.
6th September 2011 - Almost 4 months into the course, Anil Sir asked us the 3 questions again. This time though, he expected us to have actually made some progress towards these goals we could associate with the answers. We realized most of us have thus far made very less progress towards whatever we had written in response to the questions.
Most of found it difficult to make quick moves towards our goals because the first thing that we need to do is to bring about a change in oneself. So it is very important to know what or where there is a need to change. However, need must not be confused with want. Want to change is more important the need to change because while the need to change might be superficial it is the want to change that actually needs to be worked on. Progressive changes lead to an actual change which makes the difference. Only when we are able to know what we need to change, can we realize what we are doing to actually create a difference in us that takes us one step closer to our objective. An honest self assessment should actually reveal what we have not been doing to bring about a change that we want to see in us. We struggle as much because we have an inherent immunity to change. We resist changes. We do not want to move out of our comfort zones and move onto less treaded paths fearing failures and criticism. To get what we want we must start looking beyond the perceptual boundaries. These perceptual boundaries are what the hidden competing commitments are. The hidden commitments are most often of physical, emotional, and psychological nature which we tend to give more priority. Most often we feel that these commitments are more important than our endeavours towards bringing about a change and hence qualify as one of the most important factors of immunity towards change. All said and done, the single most important entity contributing to resistance to change are all the mental assumptions that we carry. These pre conceived notions are what fuel our tendency to give more priority to other commitments and leaves us to fight against our own conscience.
After having come to know about the immunity X ray, I sincerely question my perceived hidden commitments. I might not have mental assumptions, but that does not mean I do not have any immunity towards change. I do feel I have a purpose to change myself and I want to see that change in me. Only now, it has become clearer than ever.
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