The Wright Institute: Foundations Weekend

I attended a workshop this weekend hosted by the Wright Foundation [for the Realization of Human Potential].  And when I say I attended, I mean – 6-11 p on Friday and 8a-8p on both Saturday and Sunday.  It was full on!

The focus of the weekend was personal transformation and growth, a topic I love and find super interesting.  Overall, I enjoyed the workshop, the content, and the people I met.  I’m not quite sure if I’ll participate in another (paid) program, but I’m glad I put myself out there and did something that was a little outside my comfort zone.

I thought I would share some of the snippets that impacted and inspired me the most.

• Our fears tell us more about who we are, what we can expect from the world, and what the world can expect from us.  This plays into loss aversion – anticipating the pain of loss more than the pleasure of gain.  Said differently, playing to win versus playing not to lose.
• More than happiness, we should seek out well-being, meaning, and incremental self-improvement.
• We are the gift to the world.  Period.  Not our accomplishments, the outcomes of our decisions, etc.
• Our goal should be to live life unedited.
• Weird is good!
• Never confuse impossible with inconvenient!  –> LOVE THIS
• In order to get people to listen to you, YOU have to listen to you.
• Your pain is part of your gift.  Denying the pain is denying the gift.
• You’re the corner of humanity you have to take care of and be responsible for.  Otherwise, you are projecting your insecurities and unfinished BS on to the world.
• There’s pain in focusing on your own satisfaction.  –> So much truth to this.
• Don’t be afraid to unleash the dam [of emotion] because even dams return to become a stream (or river).
• When things get good, people stop taking risks.  We should flip when things are good!
• The more authentically you live, the more you’ll live your purpose.
• By being vulnerable and opening up, you’re recruiting allies for your team.

I hope you can find some inspiration in one (or more!) of the above bullets!  Happy Wednesday!

Where/what/who do you draw inspiration from?