Monday, July 4, 2022

Inspiration

It takes collective insight, the right mix of confidence and humility, as well as collaborative effort to pursue “freedom, independence, and happiness,” nationally and globally.


It’s another 4th of July holiday, and it is the time to ponder the spirit of Independence Day: Are we on the progressive journey of pursuing freedom, fairness and happiness? It is true that we are moving towards a paradigm shift - from an industrial age to the knowledge/creative economy. Shall we set the progression as the holiday tone? Progress represents change. Without change, one cannot even stagnate. 

Keep in mind though, we co-share such a beautiful planet, what is considered progress for one region, is not progress for another, so sometimes progress cannot truly be considered "PROGRESS" for humans as a species unless it is helping a very large group of population across the globe.

Fairness: We live in a complex and interdependent society, often being fair is easy to say, hard to practice, because people have different criteria or perceptions about fairness. Philosophically, “being fair” is a mentality which takes multi-level thinking practices to capture insight, gain wisdom. Cognitively, to be fair and less judgmental takes self-awareness and insightful observation, objective understanding, unbiased perception, tolerance and inclusiveness.

Because sometimes in order to be truly fair, you need to understand people deeply, be insightful to know them from different angles and be inclusive, to embrace cognitive, cultural, personality, etc, differences, appreciate independent thinking and creative wisdom. The action and behavior to reflect fairness need to be encouraged via open communication, listen to what they say, encourage them to be authentic and speak out, let individuals embrace their bias by sharing it with others in a non-threatening context. This can help to build a fair working environment and build a culture of inclusiveness and fairness.

Freedom: We appreciate freedom physically and spiritually to celebrate this holiday. We are free to think, we are free to become who we want to be based on our belief and professional competency. What we get in return from freedom is a peace of mind. Our mind is not cluttered. We are free, but we do not feel empty, on the contrary, we feel fulfilled, an inner feeling, positive emotions, excellence by choices. We earn the trust and respect of the people, always looking for the best in others, using our unique talent, doing something we are proud of. Nothing is extreme; you need to take the right balance. A free person is perhaps "rule-less," "borderless," or "worry-less," but not thinking less or being mindless, simply doing whatever they want without principles and discipline.

The abundant knowledge and advanced technology brings unprecedented convenience for us to learn and grow. In fact, we are moving into a personalized society with authenticity, empathy, choices, and people-centricity. People are encouraged to develop high levels of self-discovery, self-improvement, self-actualization, and self-sufficiency. Self-management taps the inner and outer resources of strength, and to get yourself doing things with disciplines, practices to achieve the ultimate goals. Collaboratively, self-organizing is about empowerment, trust, autonomy, accountability.

Progress
: Modern society is a dynamic continuum with collective human progress. Progress represents upward change. A progressive mind is all about the desire to learn, grow and make continuous improvement. Collectively, the progressive minds can sustain a balance of diversified viewpoints, creativity, discipline; opportunities and risk; individualism and teamwork, It’s critical to start breaking chains of habitual thinking, perceiving, willing, feeling, and to continue updating knowledge, skills, and capabilities, to drive the change we want to see.

When we push the parameters of the norms of life, the mindsets with a positive perspective and learning agility are able to challenge conventional wisdom or outdated beliefs. Different communities, groups are perhaps at the different stages of the progress journey. They evolve changes proactively and practice innovation constantly. Progress is often not the straight line, but is a curvilinear upcycle in pursuit of multifaceted truth. Individual progress enriches our career or life experience and drives an upward life journey. Collective progress leads to societal advancement and lifts up humanity.

Take some time to reflect on the spirit of the holiday. It takes a lot of effort and resources to make improvement, it takes even more effort and management disciplines to sustain progressive changes. It takes collective insight, the right mix of confidence and humility, as well as collaborative effort to pursue “freedom, independence, and happiness,” nationally and globally.




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