Had lunch with my support team today. What a great and interesting group these three men are. I'm really lucky to have them willing to give their time to this project. The conversation at lunch was very interesting today. I've now been at this say nothing negative about anyone business long enough to learn a few things.
1. Like most resolutions, no matter how well intentioned the zeal for keeping them can fade over time.
2. To keep up the progress will require a rededication to the project.
3. I have reached a point that may require some deeper examination of myself than simply trying to say nothing negative.
OK, so the first and second points are easy to take, but the third one is a little more tricky. This attempt to say nothing negative has been very informative to me about how I operate. I am now at a point where to make progress will require a little self examination as to the root causes of my negative comments. This was my thought going into the lunch discussion today, and unfortunately the team was quick to agree. As we began this experiment 3 months ago I purposely did not try to plan out where this process would lead me, but rather wanted to simply attempt to say nothing negative and see how it developed naturaly. Now I find myself at a point where I can either let it slip away, quit outright, or go in deeper and make a recommitment to do whatever it takes to continue. I hope this doesn't sound too deep or philosophical. It is really quite simple. It seems to make real change in my life I must be willing to examine my motives, that is to say the driving forces that make me want to say something negative in the first place. I believe now that it is only at that level that progress can continue. I'll write more about this later as the direction becomes more clear to me. For now I can only say I'm thankful for what has been revealed to me so far andI'm thankful for the help I am being freely given.
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