The Sound of Silence….(Outpost shoulders)
Eight Pax, took the Daily Red Pill (DRP) this morning and got better.
The Pax: Chitwood, Aruba, Schlitz, XBox, Playstation, Gamecock, Beano (Q: Squirrel)
The Scene: Nipply this morning and the creator gave us another chance at it! An amazing morning to be out in the Gloom!
The Thang: Pick up some bricks
- 1st round Brick shrugs 2 min
- 2nd Round Reverse fly 2 min
- 3rd round Shoulder press 2 min
- 4th round Front raise 2 min
- 5th round Lateral raise 2 min
- 6th round Upright row 2 min
REPEATO ALL (1 minute this time)
Seal Clap Merkin Ladder to 7
Intermission, courtesy of Scout: Poacher has spent so much time in Europe lately, and knowing you can get Viagra on the cheap in Europe. “Did you hear about the chameleon that couldn’t change color? He had a reptile dysfunction.”
Belly Aiken Abs
- The 100
- 10 Xs & Os
- 20 Freddy Mercury’s In cadence
- 30 Side leg raises (ea side) In cadence
- 20 Long slow flutter
- 10 WWII situps
- Plank while Chitwood did a 10 count
- Elbow plank while Aruba did a 10 count
- Right Side plank while Playstation did a 10 count
- Left Side plank while Gamecock did a 10 count
- Plank saw while Schiltz did a 10 count
Announcements/Prayer requests:
- Prayers for Schlitz as he travels to/fro Asheville and then for the entire family as they travel to Disney World
- Asking for a hedge of protection around Gamecock as he travels to Japan
- We ask for steady hands for XBox’s mother as she undergoes outpatient surgery and for his M as well as she marches towards her surgery
- Praises to Beano’s boys as they continue to thrive and fire on all 8
- We lift up Playstation’s relatives as well
Gamecock lead us out in prayer
MOLESKINE: The Sound of silence…
I have to be honest with you, I was initially stumped about perceiving and perception.
Perceived – a sensation that must pass through the body through one of sensory organ, like the eye, ear, nose, mouth, or skin.
Perception – interpretation of that sensation.
Auditory perception, the ability to perceive and understand the difference between sounds, has been thought of as the perception of sounds. Maybe it is a friend’s voice, a clap of thunder, or the sound of music. There are times where we find ourselves in the presence of any sound. A moment of silence. Is it really silence or do we just fail to hear, and merely interpret that it is silent?
We, as humans, have a very finite range of hearing, ranging from 50 hertz (Hz) to 20 kilohertz (kHz). Dogs are a bit more, 67Hz to 45kHz. Bats, 2Khz to110kHz. Elephants, 16-12kHz. Trees, 220Hz.
Why do I list these out? To show you that while we may not hear things it does not mean we are in silence. We may strive to find a silent place but the cacophony of the world is all around us, beneath or above our hearing. We have a perception that we can escape the hustle and bustle of the office space to a silent place. We believe we can get away from it all and be in silence. And yet, we are wrong.
So how does this all pertain to leadership?
As we move up the corporate ladder, taking on greater responsibility, the number of important decisions also grows. Leaders often talk about the daily challenge to maintain mental focus amid such busy schedules. Without focus how can you possibly help your teams?
Most people actually form perceptions through observation then run them through the filters of their own experiences, emotions, and philosophical positions. The output of these filters leads us to making good or bad decisions. Take the time necessary to turn on your (objective) observer and develop an unbiased filter to create more accurate perceptions.
The leadership focused question for this post is, how are you perceiving others and how will you reframe to correct those perceptions?
Hmmm….
Maybe the question should be, how are you perceived by others and how will you change to correct those perceptions?
Aye!