The past couple weeks I’ve been going through books on finding purpose. I think this has been challenging as I’ve found marginal fulfillment out of my current role at work. I’m not sure if this is the result of not continually working on improvement of the services that I’m offering. If I’m not in an environment that continually focuses on quality and customer service. I’m not in an environment that promotes collaboration and the promotion of higher quality care at the individual level. It’s been said in the past that there’s a purpose of having CME in that this is the standard for continual improvement each year. I find this to not be enough to continually improve. There likely should be a quality improvement project ongoing at all times. Maybe this comes from taking time each week to think about the plan and the big picture. To continually monitor for improvement.
Source: Tim Ferris Podcast with Chuck Palanack
Lesson: Become the Second father for people. Change comes from changing what people value. Writing minimalism is repeating over and over the same point.
This was one of the most enjoyable podcasts I’ve listened to in quite some time. Chuck’s insight on society are interesting. His statement that people love to feel superior and that he will make statements that allow people to feel superior over them. As a result this allows for people to open up. Smart writing means not telling people how to feel. This is not how we see things day to day. The point with the second father was important. These are your volunteers and coaches. This may be a decline as there are so many negative stories in society from abuse and sexual abuse that people are no longer pursing these positions. There needs to be mentors and role models
Source: Cosmic Heart – Tom Cowan
Lesson: Restore as many beings as you can to health.
The theme that’s been recurring in my heart is that our purpose in life is to positively impact as many people as we can. Some people have more needs than others. I think this can be the second father. This can be helping in charities. This can be interacting with people in a positive manner in our everyday lives. I think this is consistently showing love to others. I feel uncertain about how I can live this value in my own life. There are many quotes on living for other people and I think my default is to find security for my wife and family first.
Once I had a person tell us the reason that they became a Buddhist was because the person they met was at such peace that it pursued them to seek the same path. What I think I struggle with is knowing that there’s discontent in my own life and it makes my personal faith unattractive to others. By seeking to become a child of God or a person that is enlightened the hope should be to influence as many people to find peace as possible. I continue to wonder if there should be an internal focus or always an external focus. This comes back to the question of education versus experience. I think there needs to be some of both for success to come.
Seeking Progress 