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February 2009 [printable view]
Come Learn With Me Sometimes when we think “it’s all good,” and we begin to grow perhaps a little complacent, life throws us a curveball that requires us to look at what’s really going on. That’s what happened to me this week. And what a beautiful, yet painful, thing that is! There is always room to improve and change; we just don’t always see it. Sometimes it just hurts too much to recognize it. I consider myself an eternal optimist.
Although that serves me well much of the time, it can also
cause me to not look realistically at what’s before me.
When I merely assume that things will get better, I’m not
dealing with what’s not working and what needs to be
addressed. It’s a state of denial that truly blinds me from
reality and a golden opportunity to make positive changes.
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Change
Change is difficult for many people. Although at times the monotony of life leaves us feeling bored and unfulfilled, it provides predictability and with that, a sense of safety against the unknown. Any type of change in our daily routine can be stressful. For example, even positive changes such as taking a vacation can cause us to experience stress. However, although getting back in the swing of things after taking time off can leave us feeling stressed, this doesn’t keep us from taking much needed vacations. Sometimes the stress we experience from change is well worth it. Throughout our lives we experience
a number of developmental milestones such as graduations
and marriage that create somewhat predictable routine
changes. However, the path towards making changes to
the way we think because our thoughts are negatively
impacting our emotions and behavior is much more
unpredictable and can be extremely daunting. It can be
difficult accepting the need to make changes to one’s
thought patterns and often requires not only courage but
humility.
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Leading by Example One component of leadership is showing
financial responsibility. You can never make your dreams come
true unless you can do a good job of financing them. I have a
friend and mentor, Ralph Antolino, who is not only an effective
leader, but he spends his life helping others meet their
financial goals and objectives, by his expertise as a financial
planner. Ralph offers Securities through NFP Securities, Inc.
Member FINRA/SIPC. He offers Investment Advisory Services
through Antolino and Associates, Inc., a Registered Investment
Advisor. Antolino and Associates, Inc. is a member of
PartnersFinancial, a division of NFP Insurance Services, Inc,
which is a subsidiary of National Financial Partners Corp, the
parent company of NFP Securities, Inc. NFP Securities, Inc. is
not affiliated with Antolino & Associates, Inc. I wanted to
share his story with you because I am hoping that his story
might assist you in your development toward becoming a more
effective leader.
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"Change, when it
comes, cracks everything open." - Dorothy Allison
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