"And What's In A Name?"

Hello  


 

Twinkle, twinkle little…

You know who I mean, the guy who drives the silver…

If you want a job done then give it to someone’s who’s
busy – they always get stuff done. And talking of which
I know a woman who’s always…

Now I know…

This is a strange triplet – but the connectivity gives you
and me a useful fork and knife in our cutlery drawer of
people dealings.

And I suppose…

We’re doing this, dealing that is, almost every hour of
every day – true?

And so, if you’d like to be more consciously aware of a
little-thought-of factor in most people’s day-to-day
interactivity with those around them – then here goes:

Labels! Labels! Labels!

Yes – everything has a label.

Whether it’s the twinkling little – star

The man who drives the silver – Mercedes

Or the woman who’s always - busy

We label everyone – and guess what?

Everyone labels us too!

Now here’s a thought worthy of the name:

Wouldn’t it be a stonking idea – if every time you
and I used a label – we stopped for just a microsecond
and thought to ourselves:

Is that label up to date?

Where did the label come from?

Could I change the label?

How has the label affected how I deal with this person?

Have I given a bad dog a good name?

And then…

Once we’ve become skilled at realizing the labels we’ve
been using and changing those needing change – perhaps
we can start to think about the labels others might be using
about us.

I’m sure of at least a couple of things.

But…

Maybe there are some actions I can take, perhaps you
can take them too – to ensure the now-inaccurate labels
are slowly changed over time – by action.

Here’s another thought…

Share this idea with friends and colleagues – the insights
will be just that – insightful.

Remember:

“You can’t always see the label from inside the jar!”

Let me know

Go on then!

PPS: comments, thoughts, ideas, puzzles or laughter to: peter@tgimondays.com

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