Are You Responding to What’s Happening or What Happened?

We all have experiences that teach us what to expect.

The problem is, sometimes what happened yesterday becomes the lens we use to interpret what is happening today. Before we know it, we are responding to an old experience in a new situation, making decisions from evidence that may no longer be current, or preparing for an outcome that has not actually happened.

And because our response makes complete sense to us, we rarely stop to question it.

We call it instinct. Experience. Being prepared. Knowing how people are. Sometimes we have already had the entire conversation in our head, reached a conclusion, and the other person did not even know there was a meeting.

But what if the situation in front of you is not asking for the response that once protected, prepared, or served you?

In this What’s Your Goal? live session, Dr. Tawana L. Wiggins will explore…