W.I.N. Wednesday: The “One (fill in the blank)” does not exist.
There is no “one way” to eat healthy. There are principles of healthy eating to effectively fuel the body and enhance health, but there are a multitude of ways to apply those principles.
There is no “one best form of exercise”. Life demands a lot from us. As a result, it is likely a good idea to follow the advice from Jay Dawes PhD and be aggressively average with your fitness by developing multiple aspects of “fitness” (aerobic base, anerobic foundation, strength, power, speed, mobility, flexibility, etc.).
There is no one “ideal leadership style”. There are traits and characteristics consistent across all great leaders and there are a multitude of ways to live out those traits and characteristics.
There is no one theory of learning, teaching, training, or coaching that is “the way”. There are principles and concepts that will allow you to deliver training in a manner that is grounded in and informed by the research and focused on developing understanding, learning, retention, recall and transfer to real world environments. These principles and concepts, however, are shared across multiple theories.
There is no “one way” to deliver an effective presentation. There are some consistent elements of effective presentations, but they are implemented in a variety of ways by effective presenters.
In today’s world a lot of people are trying to convince you that their way is “the way”. Be cautious of dogmatic thinking that locks you into a single way of thinking, acting, leading, eating, working out, training or anything else.
This goes back to the Bruce Lee philosophy of “No way is the way.” Figure out what works for you, in your current season of life, and with your preferences, your genetics, and your personality.
This is not about getting locked into a fixed mindset of “This is just the way I am.” Mindsets are malleable and can be changed. Accept that we can all learn and grow if we are willing to choose courage over comfort and do the work.
What’s Important Now? Since there is no “one way”, treat life as a series of small, well thought out experiments.
Take care.
Brian Willis
www.lifesmostpowerfulquestion.com
ONE QUESTION BRINGING FOCUS AND CLARITY IN THE CHAOS AND COMPLEXITY OF TODAY'S WORLD.
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