We are human being. We are not robots or machines.
Emotion is a core part of being a human.
Tag: self-understanding
退而不休; 休而不退
退休—對於還沒有進入此階段的人士, 普遍抱著羨慕的心態, 嚮往脫離複雜的工作世界的那種優哉游哉的生活. 可是, 對於踏入退休, 正在經歷退休的人士來說, 他們的 “退休故事” 並不是外人所期盼的全是美好情境.
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生涯的三個議題

10 年前Steve Jobs 被邀請在一所美國頂級大學的畢業典禮致辭. 那是一篇很有感染力的演講. 它的力量, 不只是因為他是 Steve Jobs, 內容更不是 “成功必勝法”, “我的勝利之道”等截徑式的演說.
Steve Jobs只是平實地述說他的3個生涯故事,從中讓我們看到與每一個人息息相關的3個主旨: Continue reading
Psychology of Excuses

Many people across ages struggle with looking for a job they desire, accepting a job offer/promotion, or making a change in their career direction.
“I am too busy to do anything about changing job.“
“I don’t have the ability to do the work.”
“I won’t be able to have work-life balance.”
“Many people think/see/act this way.”
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我真的受傷了
Self-Awareness Matters
What is self-awareness (自我察覺)?
It is a process of self-exploration that brings unconscious to conscious. It is like a person having an internal dialogue (not the same as self-talk) with his/her inner self. “That’s the way I am” and “I already knew that I have been repeating this behavior/emotional experience” are example statements of self-understanding. Yet, an intellectual level of understanding does not ncessarily bring change.
輔導室裡的故事
我喜歡的是…?!
有一些人當在各樣不同項目中要揀出哪些是自己喜歡/對自己重要時, 他們第一反應:
“我可以先揀出不喜歡的嗎?”
“這裡有你喜歡的嗎?”
“我只知道那些自己不喜歡…揀出不喜歡的, 好像比較容易…”
他/她們揀出來”不喜歡”的佔了全部東西的2/3.
看到剩下的幾樣東西, 問她/他: “這些是你喜歡, 對你重要的東西?”
“….好像不太是…其實只是沒有那麼不喜歡而已…” Continue reading



