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Are you a victim of the lizard?

Recently, I added Seth Grodin to my Google Reader feed. He has an amazing ability to churn out useful insights almost every day. Today he writes about the inner resistance that holds people back:

The resistance is the voice in the back of our head telling us to back off, be careful, go slow, compromise. The resistance is writer’s block and putting jitters and every project that ever shipped late because people couldn’t stay on the same page long enough to get something out the door.

The resistance grows in strength as we get closer to shipping, as we get closer to an insight, as we get closer to the truth of what we really want. That’s because the lizard hates change and achievement and risk.

I’ve been wanting to start exercising for months, and I want to write for publication. But the lizard is strong in me.

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If you can set aside 20 minutes and watch this movie, I think you’ll be grateful you did. It’s better than lots of films I’ve paid to see in the past. You can learn more about the project and see it in HD if you click here.

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I’ve been following the story in Haiti on other blogs. I wanted to pass along this video. It’s an amazing story of a woman rescued after being buried in the rubble for six days. It’s also a story of a husband’s hope.

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I’m just kidding, but reading this may change your response to ubiquitous sightings of bottled water.

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Here’s some advice from Seth Godin. His first and primary point: If you want to lose an argument, start one. Discussions may lead somewhere, but arguments hardly ever change anyone. Arguing is a zero sum game.

I hate arguing, but I do it. Mentally I’m checking my watch wondering, “How do I get out of this?” But once in the door we’re both stuck.

Seth’s list is easily recognizable. I’ve had each of his “recommendations” used on me, and I’ve probably used them all myself.

So what’s better than arguing? I love his concluding words:

Earn a reputation. Have a conversation. Ask questions. Describe possible outcomes of a point of view. Make connections. Give the other person the benefit of the doubt. Align objectives then describe a better outcome. Show up. Smile.

If we all followed this advice, we’d probably learn how to discover truth together. Imagine that. Read the rest here.

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