Are you living your life, or performing it? The uncomfortable truth is this: most people are not living, they are acting. More than 2,000 years ago, Zhuangzi saw this clearly. He spoke of a man who behaved perfectly, flawless manners, flawless words. Yet he was not real. He was simply playing a role others would admire. Today, nothing has changed. We switch roles effortlessly. Polite in front of bosses. Authoritative with subordinates. Composed in public. Suppressed at home. We call this maturity. Some say this is emotional intelligence. But deep inside, something is missing. The more perfect the performance, the heavier the exhaustion. The more controlled the image, the deeper the loneliness. Because acting disconnects us from ourselves. This is where SuperME and Love Intelligence (LQ) matter. LQ is not about being nice. It is about being real with 3C: Care: to honour what truly matters, not what impresses others Courage: to stop performing and start showing up ...
by Andy Ng at www.asiatrainers.com (Sales & Management Training) Tel: 65-93672286 Email: andythecoach@gmail.com