"The only mistake is in not to
try"
An Opportunity for
Transformation
El Laurel, Leadership and Cultural
Transformation Center, offers a unique
opportunity for individuals and groups to
discover their attitudes, mental and behavioral
patterns (the way they see and do things) that
bring about the results they are obtaining at the
current moment. Each person is a co-creator of
his/her reality and not just a simple victim of
the circumstances.
When we manage to recognize those attitudes
and patterns that limit our potential we can also
unveil what ties us to them, making it possible
to dissolve them in order to begin acting in
harmony with our potential and not with our
self-imposed limitations. For example, a person
known for blaming others of his or her situation
discovers to have underlying assumptions and a
reasoning process that drives him or her to think
and act that way. This person upon recognizing
the origin of such patterns can intentionally
decide to discard the subtle habit and thus be
transformed into someone different who assumes
personal responsibility for his or her own
actions.
The potential of a group is limited by the
real or imaginary barriers within each one of its
members. Each member will devote much time and
energy defending and preserving his or her
attitudes and beliefs (their identity or
perceived way of being), be it conscious or
unconscious. As a result, these patterns are not
easy to overcome even if they generate more harm
than good.
When individuals are surmounting an obstacle
thought impossible of overcome, or when they are
30 or more feet above the ground and discover
that they are capable of doing things they
believed impossible, they modify their attitude
and their beliefs about themselves and others. In
order to surpass undesirable attitudes or beliefs
individuals first need to be aware of them, and
also understand the effects these attitudes and
beliefs exert on their decisions and their life
as a whole.
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