Lifelong Learning
by Bryan Brewer, Producer, Self-Guided.com
"And the hits just keep on
coming." That's a phrase -- taken from pop radio DJ talk -- that I sometimes
tell myself when I keep getting confronted with new challenges in life. (Yes, they keep
happening, regardless of how long you've lived.)
Of course, I eventually welcome those challenges as opportunities
to learn something new about myself.
It's part of the natural cycle of moving back and forth
between different zones of living and learning as described by Joel and Michelle Levey.
In their book Living in Balance: A
Dynamic Approach for Creating Harmony and Wholeness in a Chaotic World, the Leveys
discuss this process:
"The learning adventure of our lives
continually reminds us that balanced living is achieved by seeking challenges when we are
bored, and cultivating skills when we are challenged. It’s an on-going dance."
"Imagine a time in your life when
you have exactly the skills and capabilities that you need to meet life’s challenges.
Things couldn’t be better and you are in 'The Zone.' And then, inevitably, things
change. The pressures and demands upon you increase. What’s the strategy to get back
into 'The Zone'? Yes, learn and develop new skills to meet the challenge. Take a
class, get some coaching from a mentor, ask a peer to cross-train you on that
program you haven’t learned but need for the project. With learning, you find
yourself moving back into 'The Zone'."
Getting assistance from a teacher or a mentor can help
you get back into "The Zone" more easily and quickly than otherwise doing it all
yourself.
In fact, Joel and Michelle Levey are now offering "tele-mentoring" services,
where you can connect with them personally on a regular basis to get coaching and guidance
to help you achieve your goals. See the "Featured Service" section below for
details.
"Be brave enough to live creatively. The creative
place is where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and
go into the wilderness of intuition. You can't get there by bus, only hard work, risking,
and by not quite knowing what you're doing. What you'll discover will be wonderful:
yourself."
-- Alan Alda
Featured Service
Tele-Mentoring and
Consultations
with Joel Levey and/or Michelle Levey
An
inspiring opportunity to connect more directly with Joel and Michelle to explore how to
weave the principles, practices, and themes presented through their work more deeply into
the fabric of your life, work, and relationships. Themes to explore may cover a wide range
of topics that support you in deepening the wisdom, compassion, health/vitality,
creativity, courage you bring to your life. Both Joel and Michelle draw insights
from more than 30 years of work in medicine, business, consciousness research, peak
performance training, and work on the noetic frontiers of extraordinary human potential.
To set up an initial call to explore these potentials, contact them at: levey@wisdomatwork.com
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