Notes from AmyK's presentation. www.amyk.com
Good thinking comes from asking yourself good questions. Three levels of thinking (that matter):
1. Reflection- What happened? Who did? Were was? How did?
2. Evaluation- What would? Who would? Why would? How would?
3. Prediction- What might? Who might? Why might? How might?
A model for thinking about emotional response to events "CT-Far":
Circumstances - what happened
Thought - how did I perceive? / What was I thinking?
Feeling - how did this make me feel?
Action - what did I do?
Result- what came of this?
It is not what happens, it is how we react to it. Thoughts -> Feelings -> Actions -> Results
Which is it? Do your thoughts control your actions or your actions control your thoughts? AmyK says thoughts, others disagree:
"Weak is he who permits his thoughts to control his actions; strong is he who forces his actions to control his thoughts" - Og Mandino
“I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing.” - William James
www.amyk.com
Thanks for the quotes, Chris! All the best to you and your colleagues!
Posted by: AmyK Hutchens | April 20, 2009 at 02:34 PM