Cherie Hellenbrand Response to Karl Week 2 Reading

MAC Week 2 - Post 1 Reading

The Art of Possibility (or should it be the Art of Perspective?)

I have noticed on a reoccurring basis, throughout these last 10 ½ months that I have been in the EMDT program, a reoccurring theme. That theme has been the importance of looking at things from a different perspective. After reading the first four chapters of “The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life” by R. Zander & B. Zander (2000), that is the major theme that I walked away from the reading with. In fact I am a hard time looking at this book in any other light than that. That isn’t a bad thing, this I am certain of. As I have gone through course after course, and run into countless challenges, I have always had something occur that has forced me to take a step back and reevaluate the situation from a different perspective. Every single time this has happened, I have managed to find a way to work through or around the issue as a result. The four chapters of this book have only served to open my eyes to new ways or ideas on how to do this more frequently in my everyday life. I really like the ideas of “give an A” and “game of ‘contribution’”. I think these are fantastic ideas. My hope is that if I am able to implement some of these ideas into my life, I can reduce much of the stress that exists in my life and to try to view more things in life, thusly opening up more possibilities as a result.

Thanks for reading,

Karl Peterson

Posted by Karl Peterson at 3:09 PM

Cherie Hellenbrand said...

Karl, I think you summed up the experience at Full Sail perfectly. When enrolling in this masters program I wanted something that would truly challenge me. What I wasn’t expecting, but have also grown from, was being forced to step out of my comfort zone. While it was extremely stressful at the time the rewards and self-discoveries were extremely valuable. Full Sail has changed my pedagogy with all the classes I teach. Not only do I look at myself different, but also the way I relate and motivate my students. I am glad to hear you have experienced similar results.

Sunday, May 15, 2011