I have always struggled to communicate properly, I have met so few people who share my world view that I have often found life a challenge, and business and employment even more so.
If I had to define myself and my core attributes in a positive sense I would say I am Passionate, Innovative, & Focused/ highly motivated but the fact is that these traits are seen in very different ways by others.
Passion for work- Can be seen as false, or money driven by those who don’t see the workplace as important. Passion is very much about inspiration and sharing that value can be difficult when people do not share world views.
Innovation – Can be seen as risk by those who don’t believe innovation is desirable and can often be difficult to quantify and understand in its early stages. Often innovation in my case involves decisions happening quickly which can be interpreted as rash by others even when ideas are fully thought through.
Being Focused and highly motivated – Generally being focused is seen as head strong, working 100 hours per week plus is defined as bad for work life balance as it is, and this side of character will be the focus of those who don’t share my world view. Often people will suggest how given I focus on work that I don’t see my children enough, a viewpoint I share but one that I am committed to improving and have improved slightly
I understand also that on a personal note that often I carry out the very same misinterpretation of other people.
Family Focused people – It is an admirable trait to be totally family focused to treat the graze on the knee as more important than anything else in the world. Strong family bonds often color peoples decisions. I am in the unfortunate position of thinking about the wider world also, about world unity etc and this can abstract the personal due to the focus on the wider world. The view of seeing a small personal hurt as bigger than the overall structure is a critical difference in world view between myself and many others causing a lack of common understanding.
Risk Managers- I worry that opportunities will be missed due to laboring on decisions beyond what I believe the facts require. The individuals themselves will be focused on getting a perfect unflawed argument. It is vital that the Ying and Yang of two opposing world views support each other antagonistically
Those who have massive passions outside of work- I can understand why someone enjoys what they do outside of work, but I love my role in work and life so much that it is difficult understand for me why others would not also want to use their work time to make a difference, rather than want to go home early. Playing sport obviously can make a massive positive impact on peoples lives so I need to get outside my view to understand that.
All I can do is aim to understand the world view of others more fundamentally and aim to then speak in more appropriate language to try to inspire that we work together more effectively together, I also aim to expose our similarities the areas we cross over in such as caring for our families showing what we do have in common more to build common ground. I like all other parents think my daughters are the best thing I have ever achieved that said I realize others will not realize I see the world that way because of my language and focus.
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